Sunday, March 24, 2013

March 21-23, 2013

Barbies wear traditional Maya clothing.


More church happenings


Women buy and sell lettuce and radishes at the market.
Ava is back on a lancha.


Sloping dock
Amanda is hot, tired, and unhappy after walking uphill to downtown Santa Cruz La Laguna.


The road from the Santa Cruz dock leads to CECAP, a vocational center that offers programs in carpentry, sewing, weaving, crafts, welding, computer technology, and cooking.
http://www.amigosdesantacruz.org/vocational-programs.html
Amanda's unhappiness improves with limonada con soda at Café Sabor Cruceño at CECAP.
Ava has a sandwich with "the best chicken in the world."  

Sewing instruction area of CECAP

I have the special: salad with chicken.
Amanda is a happy girl when she gets her blackberry pie.

All of the delicious food at Café Sabor Cruceño is prepared by CECAP's culinary arts students.
The girls give our lunch high marks, and Amanda even declares it "worth the climb."

Street dog of the day is joined by a cute cat.

"The Pie Lady" presents a variety of offerings on Calle Santander.

Ava tries on beautiful shoes in local shops.