La Catedral III.

Saturday: La Catedral. There were two painting that were particularly memorable. In the first, the "Last Supper", shows the Last Supper with a guinea pig as the main course. The other is the oldest surviving painting in Cuzco, which shows the citizens of Cuzco marching around with a crucifix praying for an earthquake to stop.

Al salaam a'alaykum from Nouakchott

January 13th 2007
Whoa it’s been a little while since we’ve written. We’ve been here a week, it seems like so much longer. Here’s a run-down of the past week: SATURDAY: We slept from 5pm Friday until 9am on Saturday. We got up, cooked breakfast with Rafo, and headed off to see the Plaza De Armas. We visited the Cathedral, and we saw the painting of the “Last Supper” with the Guinea Pigs. We then sa ... read more

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