On good Friday we went to Comayagua (the colonial capital of Honduras) to see the "Alfombras." On Good Friday they create Easter-themed murals made of sand right on the street. The details are pretty amazing. Most of the murals are done by families that live there in the town. They start planning weeks in advance and make cardboard and wooden stencils. Then around 9-10 pm the night before they start creating. People start arriving around 8:00 am and by 2:00pm the alfombra is ruined by a religous processional that goes right through the street. Seems like a lot of work for just a few hours, but it was nice to see.
This one above was made from cofee and other natural items. The white part is coffee neams before they are treated/roasted (they are white/cream colored when they are first hervested.) The dark brown background is fine ground coffee.
After the alfombras, we went to Pizza Hut (fine Honduran cuisine) and met up with Keyla's half brother and sister(on her dad's side.)
Keyla, Carlos, and Sabina
The next day we went to see the cathedral in Comayagua. It is the oldest in the country (built in the 1570's). The bell tower to the side still works with all original parts.
This is Carlos, Keyla's half brother. He is so far the only Honduran I have foiund, taller than me. (I'm huge in Honduras!!!).
4 comments:
Wow! Those murals are amazing!
Hey! Are you guys alright? We heard about the earthquake.
Thanks for the pictures--the murals must have been amazing to see.
Bradley saw murals like that in Guatemala, too! The cathedral also looks very similar to the one he saw in Antigua.
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