This is a place for prayer

I guess too much tourism can be invasive or at least that’s the message I inferred from reading the sign, “Este es un lugar de oración, no un lugar turístico” or “This is place for prayer, not a touristic site.” What’s your opinion on too much tourism?

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Federico Rosales Arzú says:
August 26, 2012 at 5:53 pm
Esta es la Capilla de Adoración Perpetua, la cual esta abierta las 24 horas del día, del Templo de San Francisco el Grande en Antigua Guatemala, lugar dedicado a los católicos y personas que tiene penas y problemas, necesitando un lugar de recogimiento para pedir al Santisimo Sacramento, que esta allí expuesto permanentemente, ayuda, tranquilidad y paz. Se espera que el turista que la visite, lo haga con ese mismo respeto y recogimiento que los católicos y personas con penas y problemas….Se informa que no es un lugar turístico, sino un lugar de oración, no encuentro nada que limite las visitas…
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Eric says:
August 28, 2012 at 7:25 am
I don’t know if we should say “Too much tourism”, Rudy, but we do need some limits, and respect. I have been in the middle of a mass, and have seen tourisits walk into the middle of the congregation and poke an enormous zoom lens in the face of some poor lady deep in prayer, just to snap a few pictures. If this situation were reversed, an usher from a church in the U.S. would ‘escort’ the photographer outside. I offered to do so at the time, but my companeros told me to let them be.
Maybe guatemaltecos are too accomodating sometimes ?
I love the sign in your photo, and hope that tourists on those “once-in-a-lifetime” trips will respect what it says. Nicely composed shot, by the way !
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Erick! says:
August 28, 2012 at 11:21 am
There probably is some sense of entitlement by some of the tourists that frequent these places and I agree, there have to be some established guidelines so that the locals are respected during their prayers. A lot of it is just common sense and courtesy, which some people tend to lack.
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Lopo says:
August 28, 2012 at 5:20 pm
It’s too bad signs have to be posted to prevent what is obviously voyeurism. I hope the sign helps.
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