The Dominican Convent and Museum
December 22, 2009

Church interior
Patio
Portico
Library with volumes to 1500
Scale model of the convent

Well this was probably the best example of colonial architecture that we have seen on our trip. The church and convent grounds could easily have covered 4 city blocks. And it is right in the center of the city. There were multiple courtyards and gardens and everything was in huge green stone.
The church and many of the ceilings of the convent were gold leaf statuary and paintings. Really awesome to look up and visualize the work that it took to create this wonder.
The rooms of the convent or part of the convent were converted to a museum showing the history of the area.
The Inca and Mayan jewelry was just amazing to see. Silver and gold necklaces that were done in incredible detail considering what they used for tools. There were turquoise necklaces and turquoise headpieces and pottery with detail that made it most unique.
We spent several hours in this museum and did not do it justice. Even the arched porticos surrounding the courtyards were painted with murals or had bricked ceilings. Just amazing to walk thru it.
Well I hope that the pictures that are limited I realize will show you some of its glory.