This is one of the pools of hot springs in Baños. The waters are heated by volcanic activity underground. We walked up to the church past the Reina de Baños Santa Maria de Guadalupe This is the incredible church that sits high to the high at the top of the town The interior was a mass of faux finishes but was unfortunately closed because they had just finished fumigating it. We had to stand at the door and just admire the very ornate inside The church was built in 1955 and so is not very old. A woman in typical dress on the streets of Baños Jake, Christine and Marita after our excursion to Baños in the garden of my hotel A humminhbird that hovered around us while we talked. The hummingbird hovering. I went back a week later to look at the inside. This time the church was locked but the preist gave us a special tour on our own. The altar There was an incredible combination of faux marble and real marble covering a largoe portion of the church One of the side chapels Most of what appears to be marble is painted.
