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This picture shows Comayagua: chapel of the Cathedral of Santa María from outside. It was taken on a travel to Comayagua, Honduras, Central&South America. It is one of the 8138 of travel photographs you can find on Traveladventures.org. You can click on the picture to see more pictures of Comayagua. You can also send it as a free electronic postcard or download it for free, by following the links under the picture. Alternatively, you can follow the tags under the picture to find other travel pictures of a particular theme, or switch to another language. Enjoy your travel with pictures from all over the world!
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As the former capital, Comayagua merits a visit as a quiet colonial town. The town's unique asset is one of the oldest clocks in the world, hidden in the tower of its cathedral.
The cathedral towers above the park, actually its contours are laid down in stones on the street. It was renovated a few years ago, and now is the proud, white crown on the skyline of the town. I was especially interested in its clock: it is one of the oldest working clocks in the world. It is also called Reloj Arabe or Arab Clock, and it was made around 1100 in Spain and served as a clock in the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. It was donated to Comayagua in the 17th century by the Spanish king. From outside, you cannot see it, as the clock on the tower is a new one, only the clockwork is the real thing. I just had to find a way up. I didn't see anyone responsible inside the church, so I went to a building apparently related to the cathedral, just across the street, and asked. It appeared that there was a twin in charge of the cathedral and visits to the tower, but just that day, only one of the two twins was there and he obviously had to supervise the cathedral. So, unfortunately, a visit to the clock was not possible. I went back to the cathedral anyway, and found one of the twins. Initially, an old man was to take me up, but he continued nagging about the fact that a lot of money was spent on the reconstruction of the church, but that there was no money to pay him, so he refused to walk the stairs of the tower. Then, the twin showed up with the key of the tower, and up the tower we went. There, next to what seemed to be a wooden box, lay an old man sleeping. When he heard us, he stood up, put his hat on his head, and looked at us through his big glasses.
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