Cancun - Nov 2005 - Pt 3
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  Trip to the small           Kimbila Church           We were given a      Textile worker             This Singer
 village of Kimbila                                           tour of a garment                                   Sewing Machine has
                                                                    factory in Kimbila                                     seen some serious
                                                                                                                                      wear and tear
 
               
  View of the factory floor         Touring the factory         Wall motivation for          Locals gather at the
                                                                                       one of the workers                town square
 
               
Kimbila students on the                Best buds                                 Curiosity                      Preparing dinner
 way home from school
 
               
Trip to the town of          Rita poses with            The "Basilica of San Antonio de Padua - Izamal"
         Izamal                 el policía Izamal           was completed in 1618 and housed both a Convent
                                                                                   and a Franciscan Monastery
 
           
    Stained Glass from            I think he just            Rita checking out            Alter inside the
    inside the Basilica          dropped something          the wall murals                    Basilica
                                             on my head!
 
           
 Rita found this cool moth       In 1648, the Basilica became the official home        Spanish Conquerors
in the Basilica sitting on the   to the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, the      forced the Mayan to
    wall. His colors were          patron saint of the Yucatán. People come from       use stones from their
     perfect camouflage             far away to leave offerings and pictures of           temples to build the
                                                        loved ones in need of help                                   Basilica

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