#comayagua

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Ajuterique, Comayagua, HONDURAS

[marshderee]

Their meeting was foretold in the stained glass

[mostly-history]

Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción (Comayagua, Honduras).  With construction beginning in 1634 and its inauguration in 1711, it is one of the oldest cathedrals in Central America.  It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

[elfulanohn]

¡Con las manos en la masa Compa!

* Maxander_

[northameicanblog]

Saw dust carpet, Comayagua, Honduras: Honduran capital, attracts tourists from all over the world who come to see its streets blanketed with colorful sawdust "carpets" of scenes of the life of Christ. In preparation for the week of festivities, dozens of families spend months designing their carpets, competing with each other to make the most colorful & artistic patterns...Sawdust carpets are one or more layers of colored sawdust, & sometimes other additional materials, laid on the ground as decoration. Sawdust carpets are traditionally created to greet a religious procession that walks over them. Wikipedia

[espritmetropol]

Traditional

[kimaroundtheworld]

Macaw mountain rescue centre, Copán - Honduras

[messoamerica]

Jadeite mask featuring series of carved glyphs, Comayagua, Honduras AD 600 - 800

The wearing of portrait heads suspended from waist belts or adorning headdresses was the prerogative of members of the ruling lineage. Although this head was found near Copan, it bears an inscription on its reverse naming a lord from Palenque. It has been suggested that since the mother of Yax-Pac, the last king of Copan, was from Palenque, it is possible that she brought the belt to Copan at the time of her marriage.