Ojojona

Tegus is surrounded by mountains and consequently mountain villages too.  We'd already been to visit Valle de Angeles and Santa Lucia.  These have become real tourist towns and at weekends are packed with Tegus residents who bring their visitors there. 

Another of these villages, though less touristy, is Ojojona, south of Tegus, en route to Choluteca.  I went there with some friends to have a look around.  It's a cute village, very small, with a pretty church in the Parque Central.  We tried to enter the church but were told it was locked and only open on Sundays.  The reason they locked it on the other days is due to roberries.

Ojojona seems to specialise in ceramic arts, as opposed the Valle de Angeles which has a lot of wood carvings.  We would pass shops and watch the ladies paint their wares.  Of course we also bought a few things.

I found this a nice outing to make and much prettier than some of the more touristy ones.  The other thing we enjoyed is that we were pretty much left alone.  We obviously stood out (3 white ladies and a blond 2 year old) but we weren't hassled by people trying to sell us things etc.