A Walk in our Neighborhood

We took the family's puppy on a walk around the neighborhood. It was a muggy and overcast Saturday afternoon, which is why the sky is go grey, and why there are no highlights or shadows.

 

We encountered a "parquecita" (little park) that we soon learned was built and apparently funded by the parents in the neighborhood. You didn't have to understand Spanish to hear the pride in the voice of the father who told us about it.

 

 

As I was preparing the last photo, I noticed some landmarks on the horizon, so I cropped it further so that you could pick them out. Starting at around 11:00 from Marguerite's shoulder, you can see the matched towers from the iglesia in the town square. Further to the left is a new church being built on the highest point in the city. Just to the left of that is a new park, which you can't see, and an enormous flag that everyone can see.

 

Just behind the park is a large hollow that has as much green as we have seen in one place in this province. We saw some birds flitting around. That bare spot in the center near the back is a clearing where some cows and chickens were grazing.

 

Further along, we encountered a church with some interesting murals along a wall. There is a basketball court there, apparently part of the church property.

 

The final photo is some of the imagery used in the murals.