Church On Top Of The Mountain - 1

This is an image a newly constructed church in the city of La Paz, Honduras. The town dates back to 1750 when two Spanish colonies existed in the... more

by Hany J

Title

Church On Top Of The Mountain - 1

Artist

Hany J

Medium

Photograph - Original Photo

Description

This is an image a newly constructed church in the city of La Paz, Honduras. The town dates back to 1750 when two Spanish colonies existed in the area, and was officially established as a city in 1792. Today it has an estimated population of 46,000 people. It is 750 m (2460 feet) above sea level on the Comayagua River in an area that has mountainous terrain with thick jungle cover. The town's economy is based on henequen (a fiber resembling that is used for twine and paper pulp), coffee, cattle, timber processing, tanning, distilling and some mining. I am told that the town is called La Paz for a reason; it is one of the most peaceful towns in all of Honduras.

In ascending the mountain in La Paz, I came across this wonderful construction – a new church. It is a very small church that is being built for the locals on the mountain top with donations from the local government and one of the big wig politicians. In chatting with the local construction guys and the care taker, I couldn’t really get a name for this church, and everyone seem to call it simply (for now) the Church on Top of the Mountain in The City of La Paz.

All images are taken with a Canon 5D III (full frame) and a Canon 7D II (crop frame) using a variety of Canon L-Series lenses, and Tamron and Sigma pro-line lenses; processed in RAW with ACR, PSC, Photomatix, and a variety of other imaging software.

All images are Copyright © 2018 Hany G. Jadaa; C.Chem. M.Sc. Eng.; and Copyright © 2018 Prince John Photography (the Artist). The material contained herein may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or downloaded in any way, shape or form. All rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the Artist is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted under US, Canadian, European, and Australian Copyright laws.

Image is available for purchase at higher resolution and no copyright stamps upon request. Please contact the artist directly at pjphotography@uniserve.com

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May 2nd, 2018