Last Friday, our group took a trip to some of the surrounding towns of Antigua. Our tour guide told us there are 23 small towns in the area, but many of them merge together so it was difficult for me to distinguish one from another. At one point we finished walking through a convent and museum, got back on the bus, drove another 5 minutes down a few streets, then got out again because we were in a new town.
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| Our tour guide Manuel talking about San Juan del Obispo, the first town we visited |
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| A public wash. Some homes here don't have running water, yet some women come here to just to wash and socialize |
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| Our last stop was at a women's weaving cooperative where Maya women weave traditional pieces like this blouse called a "huipil" |
It was an interesting trip, especially to see towns unlike Antigua that aren't catered to tourists.
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