First Monday Trip

Here are some pictures of our trip to the ruins we sent to see with the Peñas, the Perez, and the Normans. we ended up seeing 2 different ruins. They are definitely different than the ruins in Mexico City area. Not as tall, they don't seem to use the serpent or the jaguar like they did there and they seem to be much older. There are also a lot that they have not yet uncovered, there are rounded hills all over that are supposedly ruins. It is so fascinating to me, it had to have been a huge civilization.

This is the name of one of the Ruins, so many names

and words and in Zapotec, it is a beautiful language and

I am glad I don't have to learn it!

looking into the ruins, this is where the nobility was

buried

While we were waiting for Luis to get off work we

stopped at a Quarry, that is now a park, they mined

green stone that a lot of the building here has bee done with

It is a very pretty light green stone, even the old old

churches and some of the pyramids have used it.

more of the quarry

We climbed above the ruins and looked down, these

were probably living quarters.

 

another shot from above, to the left you can see the ball

court, it is the biggest ball court they have found!

 

I told you about the tacos we ate, they weren't goat meet after

all, they were sheep head meat, out of this pot. A some things it

is better just not to know!

This is us having lunch. Don't we look like a happy crew?

 

A church outside of the market where we ate.

Girls dressed up ate Dia de Muerte

 

Chris, The Perez' daughter Lucero, and her friend on

the night of Dia de Muertes

Our first diner at our house. We had Pepper Steak.

 

Out of order bur another pic. of the ruin, it is in front

of one of the graves.

This should pretty much catch us to this week, from now on I will try to post weekly, not weakly and keep this up to date with pictures and posts of what is going on. I hope it will be a fun way to keep up on our happenings without getting too boring. I will notify you each week with a ink to let you know it has been updated. Love to all.