La Basilica

The Basilica is a huge and relatively new church. I am guessing it was built in the early 1900´s as they have some old photos of the construction - I suppose I could do some research. Typical of the Catholics to spend so much effort and money on a church like this while the people being ministered to go hungry - I will never understand that, but of course I don´t understand organized religion anyway. Be that as it may, its a beautiful building but in some neglect. One is able to climb the belfry (I think that's what it is called) tower on the right and the clock tower on the left (the one nearest in the photo) for a mere $2. Safe?? Not sure, but you best be careful.


La Basilica









The inside of the church - it is something - notice the ceiling - a few pictures later you will see it from the other side.











Continuing up the belfry tower (on the outside) and these are steep stairs.









A better view of the stairs









From the top of the tower looking at the clock towers - in between at the top of the hill is ``la virgen´´. I climbed 2 or 3 floors above the clock - which have not been functioning since the early 1990´s.







To get to the tower you must walk across the ceiling of the church - well here it is - at least if this collapses you don´t have far to fall.











This is taken on my way up the clock tower. This was a tad safer, normal steps most of the way and then ladders up the last few flights, but the farthest you could fall is maybe 10 or 12 feet.

















The belfry tower









the ladders working my way up to the tip top of the clock tower.









Yours truly at the top of the belfry tower.