Sunday, October 11, 2009

Feria Turistica de Comayagua


Today in the central plaza of Comayagua, the first annual "Tourism Fair" took place. It wasn't huge, but it was fun to see different expos, many from hotels in the area, and several artesans from around the country. I spoke with one man from Santa Rosa de Copán who had never been to Comayagua before, so he got his own tourist experience as he sold souveniers from his town. We also were treated to some traditional dances from Honduras (I've seen several of these at school so far, and we still have the school-wide "folk festival" coming up in November!). Enjoy the photos of the plaza and the artesanía!
















Ladies and gents in their traditional folk-dance costumes






















Beautifully colored basketry :)














Marimba-shaped souveniers, commemorating traditional Honduran instruments :)

1 comment:

  1. This was refreshing. I wished I could read every post, but i have to go back to work now... But I'll return.
    Sania

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