Today we started our last day in Xela with our usual breakfast at El Centro. We checked out and boarded the bus at 8:30 am to head towards San Lucas Tolimán. On our way, we stopped at a lookout which had an incredible view of the two volcanoes.
Once everyone was done taking pictures, we got back on the bus for about another hour until we reached the Mayan Ruins of Iximche. Our tour guide was Alex, and he led us through the five plazas within the ruins. Five plazas once existed with four families presiding over them. We were able to see the remains of the royal palace, the aqueducts, and the ball courts that the Mayans played in. In plaza five, we were able to witness a real Mayan ritual where two chickens were sacrificed over a fire.
Following the end of the tour, we loaded up on the bus again to drive down the road to a restaurant where we ate chicken, steak, guacamole and more. We boarded onto the bus once more for the three hour bus ride to San Lucas. When we arrived in San Lucas, we were shown to our hotel where we dropped off our stuff, said our final farewell to our Xela hosts, and went to dinner. Our dinner was in a buffet style with the other groups that are also working with the Mission. After everyone finished eating, we had a brief orientation to learn about everything we would be involved with and the rules associated with the Mission. After orientation, we walked to a local ice cream shop for a treat before we headed back to the hotel for the night to relax, play some cards and prepare for work in the morning.
-Brianne & Jordyn
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