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Saturday, March 22, 2008

Finally Some Photos!






























































Well, I don´t have much time to write, because it took me a loong time to upload these pictures. BUT I figure that I should include some brief discriptions! Pictures 1 and 2 are from a hike we took while in Santa Lucia, a group of us climbed up a nearby mountain, and had an amazing view of the valley from the top!
Pictures 3 and 4 and from our trip yesterday into Comayagua. The eight of us who live in Yarumela took a bus (owned by one of the trainees families) into the city to see their Semana Santa (holy week) celebrations. They have a very famous tradition of making carpets on the roads out of colored saw dust. They are incredibly elaborate and very beautiful (see pic 4). After they are done, a procession comes through and marches over them recreating all the stations of the cross. Its really interesting and pretty.
Next, picture 5 is of one of our daily trips in a Peace Corps vehicle to/from Yarumela...not sure when, but I thought it was cute. Picture 6 is from Comayagua again, after the procession went through. Picture 7 is from the top of some pre-mayan ruins where we went a few days ago. And the last picture is of me really really happy eating Pizza Hut yesterday after the procession. It was an awesome day. I dont have time to write more, but if you want to read more about the events for Semana Santa just google Comayagua Alfombras and you should find all kinds of info and pictures.
Hope people are holding up in the snow! Last week, it hit 97 here..... :)

2 comments:

jhoniegudel said...

nice photo ...


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Unknown said...

nice pics anna!! sounds like an awesome experience!! we miss you tons and are soooo jealous of the 97 degree weather!!!