The place chosen by the Angels

Friar Julian Garces had a dream in which he saw a beautiful valley crossed by a river, where angels descended from heaven and indicated the place where a city should be founded.

They named the city Puebla De Los Angeles, literally translated- the place that was shown by the angels.

Later, Friar Sebastian Arpacio got the idea to reduce the huge amount of time required to travel to and from this place, by beginning construction of the first roads. Ironically enough, it took us nearly twice as long to reach there as it should have, because of an accident. It took almost 4 hours.

It was worth the wait. In addition to a very nice lunch and some gift shopping, we visited 3 magnificent churches.

• The Temple of San Francisco, where we celebrated Mass.

• The Cathedral of Puebla

• The shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Breathtaking doesn't even begin to describe it. One of the highlights was seeing the incorrupt body of Friar Arpacio.

The only let down was a small one. The sky was too cloudy to see the two volcanoes we had hoped to see. Nevertheless, a long time but an unforgettable one. We returned and had dinner at 8:00 PM