It is Sunday. Some of us were able to visit a project with the Tepic Pariso Club, a few took off on their own, and some others were treated to an overview of Tepic. Shaw and Helen from Middletown ride a special open-air trolley provided and guided by a friend of Rotary who refused payment then took us everywhere to share the sites and history of this exciting city.We visited the peak of one of the surrounding mountains. The name Tepic is reputed to originate from old Aztec, the "place surrounded by mountains".
At the top of that mountain, there is a special holy place venerated by the Huoichol people. A special leader performed a cleansing ceremony for those present who wished his help and attention.Later we were lead by Carmen from the Tepic Club Pariso for a vist to the former home of cherished mid -19th century Mexican poet and international diplomat, Amado Nervo. A portion of his home is preserved as a museum.
Here you see Carmen in a open covered courtyard reciting from memory the conclusion of Nervo's "En Paz" A moment suffused in beauty.
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