Thursday, October 28, 2010

Jesuit Church - 1500's

These tombs held the bodies until they decayed.

The bones were then deposited in the cellar or vault underneath, after the bodies decayed.

The stairs lead to the tombs.  We made lots of noise to scare any creatures away before we entered.

Funds are needed to restore some of these ancient buildings that are on an endangered list.

1 comment:

Alyce said...

What a great Pday excursion! I'm so glad you got to go see these incredible historical sites.