Antigua day 3

February 19 Wednesday 2014 Antigua day 8

This morning we head to Antigua's Zocola or main square and embark upon a walking tour of the city one of the oldest and loveliest- full of Spanish Colonial and Baroque architecture, narrow cobblestone streets and graceful stucco homes-A UNESCO world heritage site. Antigua ha 31 churches but only 15 are operating. Santa Domingo, owned by the Castel brewery now owns the huge complex that was The Convent of conception and the monastery very interesting as it is now a very large museum. We visit a silver museum, a glass museum, pottery and candle as well. We see a replica of the mural at Bonampack Chiapas Mexico. A great display of old and new pieces using different mediums. We see the big yellow church La Merced kept safe from earthquakes with it's huge columns . there were lion statues with flutes that whistled in the wind used to keep the pigeons away. We go to Pedro G Cobin a co-op for selling goods. We stop briefly at the zocolo and return to the hotel for lunch and a rest before dinner.