Saturday, February 2, 2008

Town of Izamal

Road trip today......went across the Yucatan Peninsula visiting lots of Mayan villages and colonial towns....this is Izamal....recognized because the whole dang town is painted yellow!! Magical little place....you can see remnants of the pyramid that dominated the region at one time..that is until the Fransicans came and built a convent right on top of the pyramid!! Many of the stones in the convent were taken from the pyramids as well as to build the colonial buildings surrounding it.
How is this for a handmade childs bicycle seat!

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