Hi All,
On Thursday we returned to Tumacacori for a tour of related ruins led by Jeremy Moss, the Chief of Resource Management at Tumacacori National Historic Park.
The nearby missions at Guavavi and Calabases became part of Tumacacori in the 90's. The sites are not usually open for visits but today was a special tour for Volunteers.
Guavavi was once the main mission in the area, the "Cabacera". The adobe walls of the mission church suffered centuries of neglect before the Park Service took over.
Preservation of these fragile remains is a great challenge.
The ruins at Calabases are protected by a roof structure.
Here's Jeremy describing the plan to excavate artifacts from the ruins
This segment of wall is either part of the Sacristy or the Baptistry.
Jeremy also showed us pieces of pottery and arrowheads recovered from the site. It was a fascinating tour.
Love,
Sandy & Carl
Sandy & Carl
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Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone
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