Suzanne takes a nap in the hotel with a new found friend.
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Victoria broke her foot the first day of the trip. It was
helpful that Sheri used to practice podiatry before running
spiritual journeys!
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Barbara shows off her boo-boo's to Victoria!
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This is the famous Tuli Tree. It is truly amazing, it is
an entire eco-system in and of itself!
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There are many naves in the church on the main square. They
are normally closed off, but you can see inside them and
view the beautiful art work.
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Here is a view of a church from the side. Most of the church's
were built by the Spanish over the Native Indian's sacred
spots.
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Another church view.
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As you can see, the architecture is beautiful.
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This set of photo's where taken at the sacred site of Monte
Alban, which means white mountain.
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Tonya and Sheri on top of one of the pyramids.
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Sherry and Kevin take a moment for a photo.
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This is another section of Monte Alban. You can see how
high up this complex is above the town which lies below
in the valley.
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This is the ball court. This game was played to the death,
however it is not really know who died -- the winner or
the loser.
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Another view from Monte Alban.
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Many carved figures were found at the site.
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Here are some other excellent carvings from stellae.
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A big view of Monte Alban.
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Monte Alban.
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This is a view of the embellishments on the structures at
Mitla. This style is unique and quite beautiful. Look carefully
at all the different designs in the following pictures.
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More designs at Mitla.
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More designs at Mitla.
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A different view.
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Kevin and Sherry in the central plaza at Mitla. You can
still see remains of the red paint.
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Here we are at Hierve el Agua. This area is pretty remote
and very high above the valley. Hot mineral water bubbles
up out of a hole and has been doing this for thousands of
years. You can see in the next picture what all the mineral
deposits have created.
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This is not water. This is the actual formation of hardened
minerals.
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This is the hole where the hot mineral water boils up from.
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This is just one of the many mineral pools that people swim
in to relax and for the mineral benefits.
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Teotitlan del Valle is a weaving town. Here we were about
to receive a lesson on how the people dye the wool, turn
the wool into stands and weave it. Fascinating!
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