This is the name of one of the parks near our apartment that we walk in every morning.
They have a coy pond.
There are a ton of parrots there, can you see 3?
The Lozas took us to get vegetables and then they took us west, out of town to see the town of San Fernando and a look out spot they love.
This is a seafood restaurant called the "Mirador Manos Que Imploran".
The views were wonderful. The town to the left of the picture is called Osumacinta, and was built 40 years ago, when the government moved it in order to flood the valley and build a dam. It originally existed over to the right a bit, where the water now stands. In 1976 the government came in, moved the town, built new houses for the citizens of the old town, and then built a dam for electric power and flooded the valley, covering the original town with several hundred feet of water.
We ordered steamed fillet of fish and went down to see the views.
This worker takes a van to the exit from the highway and then walks 40 minutes to get to work here. He sees wild animals, coyotes, vultures, and (huge) snakes all the time.
He made this slingshot to kill them (or at least ward them off) and protect himself. He carried it in his pocket, along with a bunch of rocks to use as ammo. President Loza used 4 of his rocks to try and hit a vulture, but couldn't get close enough.
Another view of the town.
Behind that small island is where their old town was located.
After we ate our fish I had to try out the hammock.
This is a tribute to the workers on the dam.
Osumacinta is the new town they made 40 years ago.
We also went to a little town called Chicoasen and bought sweet bread and I got a shawl (which was actually made in San Cristobal).
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