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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Morelos: Ocuituco fountain
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Adding to my previous posts on outstanding colonial fountains, * this is a post on the example in the monastery at Ocuituco. The church fr...
Friday, August 2, 2024
Hidalgo. San Francisco de Pachuca
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As the capital of the state of Hidalgo, Pachuca has surprisingly few important colonial monuments. The church and former convento of San Fra...
Friday, July 12, 2024
Lost Missions of Yucatan; Lalcah
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In our occasional series on Lost Missions of Yucatan , we focus here on the unrestored country church at Lalcah, now in the state of Quintan...
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Michoacán. Tacámbaro. La Capilla de Sta Maria Magdalena
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This modest church, now serving as the chapel of the eponymous Hacienda in whose lands it is located, is of considerable importance in the ...
Monday, March 11, 2024
Yucatan. Purisima Chumayel
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The church of the pilgrimage town of Purísima Chumayel, retains a classicYucatecan front, capped by a soaring espadaña. Also of note here a...
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Mexico: colonial statues
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In previous posts we looked at colonial statuary from the state of Chiapas. In this post we review a selection of the statues we featured i...
Sunday, January 28, 2024
Chiapas. colonial statues
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Last year we published images of two exceptional equestrian statues in the city of San Cristobal de Las Casas. In this post we look at a f...
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