Churches in La Serena

We went for a walk this morning.

This is our hotel.

There are several churches in the main city.
This is Santo Domingo.

And it has a bell-tower.  We could make out one bell, hung for chiming.

This is the cathedral.

It is as old as our own Christ Church St Laurence.

This is the organ, behind the altar

There are plenty of statues.  This one reminded me of our trip to Andalucia just before easter.

And the Spanish do not shy away from the gory details.

These are also an infection-control-nightmare as people would look, kiss the feet and touch the knees.

There was a steady stream of worshippers.  The church did not seem to be in decline.