Erin & Regan's South American Adventure
That afternoon
Hola,
That afternoon we headed into the centre of the old city, to look at the cool old buildings. To get there you pass through this clock tower which is part of the wall which surrounds the old city.
There is some interesting art work in the plazas inside the walled city.
We decided to visit the Palacio de la Inquisición which has been converted into a museum. We even splashed out and paid for a guide (15,000 pesos, or approx NZ$10). The guide was good, very funny, and knew all sorts of things you didn´t see written on the walls and exhibits themselves.
He even put me on the rack, and got Erin to crank it up!
The museum contained a number of nasty looking torture devices including...
A skull crusher, they crank it until your brain comes out your eye sockets, eew.
This bad boy is placed around your neck. The spikes on the inside puncture your throat and the others your shoulders and chin etc.
A thumb crusher... it crushes thumbs.
After the Palacio de la Inquisición our guide took us to one of the many emerald and associated jewellery stores (probably his sisters/aunties/nieces store, or he gets a commission). More on that later ;o)
Later, outside the Palacio de la Inquisición we saw some buskers with a difference. They dance so fast the camera cannot catch them.
Night fell and a church nearby was lit with interesting colours.
