Sunday morning (July 21).
We were scheduled to leave for church at 9:00- technically a Lutheran church, but one with a long history of helping the Salvadoran people and progressive theology.
Afterwards, we discussed our profound surprise at the conditions of the building in which these friendly and welcoming people worshipped. The service was great, though a bit long (ask us about the long sermon - all in Spanish of course). When they greet one another, they say, "La Paz," which means The Peace as in may peace be with you. The best part of the service was that Jack got to participate in the mass beside the Salvadoran father.
We were scheduled to leave for church at 9:00- technically a Lutheran church, but one with a long history of helping the Salvadoran people and progressive theology.
Afterwards, we discussed our profound surprise at the conditions of the building in which these friendly and welcoming people worshipped. The service was great, though a bit long (ask us about the long sermon - all in Spanish of course). When they greet one another, they say, "La Paz," which means The Peace as in may peace be with you. The best part of the service was that Jack got to participate in the mass beside the Salvadoran father.
After church, we ate lunch at a new favorite chicken restaurant for many, Pollo Campano (a Salvadoran or Guatemalan chain with locations in Dallas too). Then, on our way up into the mountains to the west, we stopped at two archaeological sites.
The first, Joya de Cerén, was in some ways like a Central American version of Pompeii. Around 590 CE. A volcano erupted and covered an abandoned village in 14 feet of ash. It was fascinating imagining the lives of people who lived so long before us, but it was also really hot. :)
The first, Joya de Cerén, was in some ways like a Central American version of Pompeii. Around 590 CE. A volcano erupted and covered an abandoned village in 14 feet of ash. It was fascinating imagining the lives of people who lived so long before us, but it was also really hot. :)
From la Joya, we went to another archaeological site, this one of Mayan ruins. The museum, also hot and without much of a breeze, was thorough, and the views at the actual ruins were spectacular.
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