Sunday 9/15. A walk around the city. Observed a small protest parade and was entertained when our Trip Leader got one participate to talk about their protest and a bystander decided to get involved. We saw the main parade but it was too crowded to get close. Marching bands, just like the states. But no horses.

After lunch we left town to visit the archaeological site Joya de Ceren. It’s just a small village notable for being buried under volcanic ash 1,400 years ago. Only discovered 50 years ago. Current technology, including organic DNA testing, has uncovered an impressive number of discoveries regarding the village’s makeup.