More of San Miguel de Allende

If the town has a chocolate factory we seem to find it.  

Cacao Beans used anciently and now.  This was an exhibit in the chocolate factory.

One of the shops we went into had pickled peanuts.  I didn't buy any.

Typical pots on Mexican roofs

Also typical to find public altars in cities.  Sometimes many altars. This one has the picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe  (Mary)in it.  It was at the entrance of the artists market.  

The Virgin Mary or Virgin of Guadalupe that so many people in Mexico worship was pictured in a Cathedral .  Also the peasant who saw her and had her brilliance imprinted on his cloak.  They need more of the true church here in Mexico.  

A Mexican restaurant in San Miguel

Fun mural at the restaurant with a clothes line and real clothes hanging from it.  

San Miguel was a lively town with a band in the plaza and traditional dancers in the street.  

We bought some candies from one of the many venders outside the San Francisco Church.