León Part I: Tourism
I’ve decided to divide the photos of León into three separate blogs: Tourism, Politics and Sandino/Murals.
La Catedral
Most pictures were taken from atop the cathedral or from the adjoining streets. The Cathedral of León is an impressive structure, the largest in Central America. My friend and I took the tour of the cúpulas (domes) with a guia (guide) who led a well informed historical account of the Church and the city. For instance, each barrio in León has its own church and most of the churches are connected through a series of tunnels that were used during la revolución to protect the valuables and religious relics of the Church.
Taken atop La Catedral, you can see central park and la alcaldía (city hall), ps, the alcaldía of Sesori looks nothing like this one, it’s, well, a tad humbler.
Atop The Cathedral
The garden cloistered within the cathedral. The is the oldest part of the cathedral as it was it was first to be constructed.
Boulevard by The Cathedral
Mental Health Clinic! I thought with was cool since mental health is often over looked in Latin America. Interesting enough the paper in Nicaragua had quite a few articles concerning sexual abuse and awareness. Although such announcements exist in El Salvador they pale in comparison to the amount of attention Nicaragua gives the subject, at least in the periodical. El Salvador does have a rather blunt “in your face” add concerning incestual sexual abuse that’s often heard on the radio.
Random Church
La 21 (Museo de Tradiciones y Leyendas)
The guide books should give this place more credit, more a place for people who already have a knowledge of both latin mythology and of Somoza’s Guardia Nacional (I went in with little to none and still enjoyed it). This place serves two purposes, one, to show the fort where the Guardia Nacional kept prisoner’s and where and how they tortured them. Many of the methods would make Cheney and Rumsfeld smile, many prisoners were brutal tortured, for instance, some had their teeth filed down to stubs, excessive beating, shock torture and water torture to name a few. Somoza was an evil man we helped put in power and aided in his offspring to retain control of Nicaragua for our own personal financial interests (but of course, we don't do that anymore...uh yeah). More info on the political entry which I should post next week.
Riley and Erica by the Water Torture area, how romantic!
Examples of the brutality
Guerillas!
The musem also offers papier-mâché representations of various legends in the region. I admit, I’m pretty ignorant about our legends, I should have paid more attention to my grandmas’ when they told me them when I was younger, the only one I recognized was La Llorona (the most popular myth in my opinion). I remember one particular cousin, Jesse, recounting various Mexican myths and legends scaring the crap out of me a long time ago, I wonder if he still remembers them? (personal note, ask Jesse when I see him and write them all down then beat him down). Fortunatly upon talking to the Director of the Casa de la Cultura in my site about my lack of legend and mythology knowledge, she was nice enough to lend me two books that she said would help me, “Cuentos de Barro” and “Tradición Oral de El Salvador”.
Your Affectionate Volunteer,
SCRUTAPE
La Catedral
Most pictures were taken from atop the cathedral or from the adjoining streets. The Cathedral of León is an impressive structure, the largest in Central America. My friend and I took the tour of the cúpulas (domes) with a guia (guide) who led a well informed historical account of the Church and the city. For instance, each barrio in León has its own church and most of the churches are connected through a series of tunnels that were used during la revolución to protect the valuables and religious relics of the Church.
Taken atop La Catedral, you can see central park and la alcaldía (city hall), ps, the alcaldía of Sesori looks nothing like this one, it’s, well, a tad humbler.
Atop The Cathedral
The garden cloistered within the cathedral. The is the oldest part of the cathedral as it was it was first to be constructed.
Boulevard by The Cathedral
Mental Health Clinic! I thought with was cool since mental health is often over looked in Latin America. Interesting enough the paper in Nicaragua had quite a few articles concerning sexual abuse and awareness. Although such announcements exist in El Salvador they pale in comparison to the amount of attention Nicaragua gives the subject, at least in the periodical. El Salvador does have a rather blunt “in your face” add concerning incestual sexual abuse that’s often heard on the radio.
Random Church
La 21 (Museo de Tradiciones y Leyendas)
The guide books should give this place more credit, more a place for people who already have a knowledge of both latin mythology and of Somoza’s Guardia Nacional (I went in with little to none and still enjoyed it). This place serves two purposes, one, to show the fort where the Guardia Nacional kept prisoner’s and where and how they tortured them. Many of the methods would make Cheney and Rumsfeld smile, many prisoners were brutal tortured, for instance, some had their teeth filed down to stubs, excessive beating, shock torture and water torture to name a few. Somoza was an evil man we helped put in power and aided in his offspring to retain control of Nicaragua for our own personal financial interests (but of course, we don't do that anymore...uh yeah). More info on the political entry which I should post next week.
Riley and Erica by the Water Torture area, how romantic!
Examples of the brutality
Guerillas!
The musem also offers papier-mâché representations of various legends in the region. I admit, I’m pretty ignorant about our legends, I should have paid more attention to my grandmas’ when they told me them when I was younger, the only one I recognized was La Llorona (the most popular myth in my opinion). I remember one particular cousin, Jesse, recounting various Mexican myths and legends scaring the crap out of me a long time ago, I wonder if he still remembers them? (personal note, ask Jesse when I see him and write them all down then beat him down). Fortunatly upon talking to the Director of the Casa de la Cultura in my site about my lack of legend and mythology knowledge, she was nice enough to lend me two books that she said would help me, “Cuentos de Barro” and “Tradición Oral de El Salvador”.
Your Affectionate Volunteer,
SCRUTAPE
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