Cooking Class, Uxmal, Loltún, Party!

On Thursday we had our cooking class! The chefs prepared three delicious dishes that are quite particular to this region: Picadillo, Frijoles Charros y Guacamole, Yum!

Here are our talented chefs explaining how to mix the ingredients...

On Friday we went to Uxmal. I must confess that we were all impressed by how beautiful and well preserved Chichén Itzá was, but, honestly, Uxmal is just way more inspiring, soul-stirring, dramatic, breathtaking, remarkable, mighty, monumental and...

We are all so proud to have such a wonderful group. These are the best students in the entire world. That morning we left from school at 8:30 a.m. We arrived at Uxmal at around 9:30. We were there until 12:00 p.m. The students were very happy to know that they could climb most of the pyramids in Uxmal, except for the one behind them (Pirámide del adivino). In that case, we decided that since we were not going to be able to climb it, we were going to have our Uxmal group picture taken right in front of it ;).

Yes, iguanas are quite abundant here. They even pose for you...

They all wanted a picture...

Here are some of our students on the steps of the Palacio del Gobernador...

Great view of the Casa de las Palomas seen from the top of the Palacio del Gobernador...

At around 1:00 p.m. we headed over to Loltún. The Loltún Cave has numerous paintings that have been attributed to the Mayan civilization. The cave is very extensive. The tour of the cave lasted nearly half an hour.

A gentleman from Guanajuato was kind enough to take this group picture of all of us. The Loltún Cave is a magical place, and this picture shows that...

Saturday was a very emotional day because we had our July 4th celebration! The party was a lot of fun. All the host families did a great job helping us with the logistics and the overall organization of this celebration; we would have not been able to have such a successful Independence Day party without their unconditional support and help.

After a delicious dinner, the students started showing how much salsa they have learned. They are so talented. It is impressive how much their salsa dancing skills have improved in such a short period of time. We are now working on a choreography for our farewell party. I can't wait to see them rock the dance floor!