Winding Down in Xela (Quetzaltenango)

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This morning our school took a three hour trip to a neighbouring town. We walked through the very busy local market, complete with chickens of all sizes (and some chicks painted different colours) as well as the usual incredible variety of fruits, vegatables, grains, seeds, and other household requirements. Across a small river we watched some men making yarn from several colours of thread. After walking back through a different part of the amrket (this one is well-known for textiles I think) we went to the third floor of a house where an elderly man was weaving cloth. One of the students tried her hand at it! Then we were given samples of a somewhat fermented fruit they are known for, and also a similar beveridge (one glass for all of us mind you!). And then it was a short walk, about a block, to see the oldest church in Central America. Pics will come soon hopefully.

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