Well folks, I'm back at Penn, but I had one last batch of pictures. We spent Friday in the city proper of Guadalajara, at a grand colonial building (the last building built by Spain in all of Mexico, or so Leno tells us) and at the mercado next door (largest indoor one in Latin America, again via Leno). The colonial building was originally intended to be an orphanage, but now the greatest attraction is a series of murals on the inside of the dome. They were really spectacular. We then headed over to the mercado, which is quite an experience. Much of one side of it is dedicated to leather goods: manta ray, ostrich, and python cowboy boots; custom saddles; and, my personal favorite, knock-off purses. It seems my bargaining skills from India came in handy,
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