Sawdust carpets

I went into Comayagua with a group to see the sawdust carpets on Friday. The local people take colored sawdust and make large "carpets" with religious themes in the streets around the main square.




There is also a procession where they stop at each station of the cross. It's impressive.

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Cafe El Indio

Tomorrow morning I am going to try the coffee I bought yesterday at the grocery store in Comayagua. The roasting plant for this brand, Cafe El Indio, is almost across the street from the base. I've yet to smell them roasting coffee, but a few people have told me you can smell it here at times.



I also tried a bit of the local favorite rum last night, but I'll tell you more on that later.

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Comayagua orientation

I went into Comayagua for a "tour" with a guy from my office who has been here for four months. I don't think I'll have much trouble finding my way around since it is not a large city.

We didn't spend a lot of time in town, just enough for lunch and to wander around the markets. We also went into the "Jumbo" grocery store. The store is not large -- Jumbo is the name of the grocery store. I picked up some coffee. By the way, they have very good coffee here in Central America -- imagine that. I also learned you can buy a lot of bananas for 50 cents at the street markets.

We stopped to take a couple pictures at the Comayagua Cathedral. It reminded me a lot of some of the missions on the California coast. I've been told the clock on the church is the oldest in the Americas.

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