Adventures in Yucatan, Mexico

     Our group got in around 8:40pm last night and we had a nice dinner of tacos al pastor , guacamole, nachos and local aguas frescas . After that the students had a chance to explore downtown with their chaperones before bedtime.      This morning we had breakfast and then headed out for a tour of the historical district, the plaza grande which takes up a full city block and is surrounded by 4 important historical buildings.     The first building we saw was la catedral , a catholic church built in the 1500's using the stones from the Mayan city of T'ho that conquistador Fransico de Montejo found when he arrived.  During the revolution, the cathedral was looted and all the gold adornments and paintings were taken or destroyed. After that time, they were never replaced and instead the church has sparse, simple, but still beautiful decor.  Our next stop was the home of the conquistador, Casa de Montejo . This wealthy home took up a full block during it's g