Day 7

We started out the day going to different places around La Antigua, Guatemala. It was really fun and interesting to see the town. The first place we stopped was a weaving co-op. I liked seeing all of the different patterns and styles that come from the different villages in the area.

This lady showed us how they wrap and then carry their babies using one of these cloth's.

This is called a back lomb. It takes 2 days to set up and approx. 40 days to finish the table runner.

Then we went to an old convent. It is no longer used but it is in the process of being restored. That was really neat to see. The inner grounds outside the nuns rooms.

Heading into the cluster of rooms. There is a big circle in the middle to congregate in.

We then went to a jade museum. All of the art in there was made out of jade. If it wasn't an original then there would be a photo of the real art behind the replica.

We couldn't help ourselves when we saw this piece. We ended up purchasing it. It is a about Lehi's dream. It has the maya symbol on the back that means "and it came to pass" along with a few verses of the dream. It was so stunning and drew us in.

This is where they polish and make the jade into different pieces of jewlery or art.

Guatemalan's do not care about getting close to vehicles while driving. It amazed me how much skill our driver, Oscar, had.

We had lunch at a hotel and this was our entertainment. I loved hearing the marimba!

We then had some dancers come out and dance to the marimba music.

All Maverik empolyee's and their guests were taken to the hill of the cross to play a team building game. Everyone had an "aquaduct" We had to get a golfball from one end to another. Once you had the ball you couldn't move your feet.

The ball had to end up in the bowl. First team to get 2 balls in the bowl won.

We had the rest of the afternoon to relax.