Thursday was our day to just tour Antigua. Antigua is one of the former capital cities, so it is FULL of history and old buildings. Antigua is very much like Banff, in Canada. People think that once they have been to Antigua, they know what Guatemala is like... just like how people think they have seen all of Canada after they have been to Banff. It is very touristy. We toured through some cathedrals (one that was built in 1545) , saw some ruins from hundreds of years ago, worshipped God passionately in a former convent, ate some pizza and then went shopping! Shopping in the markets was SO much fun! If you were ready to barter the prices, you could get some stuff really cheap! A very fun day that ended with some delicious icecream. We had to be awake and ready to go by 4am, so by the time we were finished devotional and praying, we had about 3-4 hours of sleep!
Here is a picture of the team in Antigua. We are in a church that was first built in 1545, sitting on a column that fell during an earthquake that happened in 1976.
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