Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Wednesday began per usual with more Spanish grammar, conversation and culture classes. I really like El Sol, both the teachers and the facility itself. Lunch at the school is the last thing we do before we leave and beats out any school lunch I've had in the past. Today there were three tours in store for us. First we visited the Peruvian Congress. While the interior reminded me of the capitol building, it was much smaller, as to be expected. The security was pretty strict, we needed passports and had to wear long pants (a gesture of respect). Afterwards we walked to the AfroPeruvian museum. The stories that were told about slavery and the eventual freedom of slavery were much like the ones in America. Colonialism in the Americas seems to follow a pattern. Finally we visited La Iglesia San Francisco. It is the largest church in Lima; the tour included a trip to the catacombs. All the bones in the catacombs were authentic, and the tunnels were erie and a bit claustrophobic. This seems to be our last super busy day before the schedule involves a little more free time.
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