some pictures

the Magicians temple...it really is as large as it seems in comparison to the people in the picture

having some fun

Uxmal is located in a very arid part of the Yucatan.We are standing by one of the hundreds of cisterns have been found at Uxmal.

at Uxmal
the structure called the House of Doves

from the top of the pyramid

help!!

sound and light show
The pictures are a bit out order but they show us at Uxmal where we had a very enthusiastic guide and learned many fascinating things about this site. Then we climbed some of the structures. After dinner we went back for a sound and light show.

Two days later we went to Loltun caves and the ruins at Mayapan. We spent relatively little time at Mayapan but it was really fun to have the entire place to ourselves. I´ll get those pictures up soon.

Yesterday after a lecture on the educational system in Mexico, the students left for their weekend in the 'pueblos'. Some are very small towns , even villages , but others are fairly large towns. We have an arrangement with the local Presbiterian Seminary. The seminarians all have a church at which they work on the weekends as part of their training to be pastors. These seminarians agree to watch over the Calvin students for a weekend in their pueblo. This is something we have done since the beginning of this Interim 18 years ago and it is always a wonderful experience. It is still a bit of a scary thing to head off, two by two, into the unknown. Pray that they all have a blessed time. I´m sure they will all have great stories to tell.