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Now lost in the sprawl of Mexico City north of the Basilica of Guadalupe, Atzacoalco once enjoyed a unique place in history. Named in the A...

Probably the best known and the most ornate of Mexican stone crosses , the magnificent Guadalupe cross, now occupies pride of place in the m...

 In a series of earlier posts on the works of Pascual Perez, a noted baroque painter of the Pueblan School also known as El Mixtequito, we l...

 Cuauhtlancingo is a barrio of the city of Puebla. Its principal monument is the church of San Juan Bautista, which dates largely from the 1...

church from the south Once ringed by defensive ramparts Muna guarded the approaches to the Sierra region in pre conquest times. The imposing...

  Temimilcingo * On the Small Round Stone Column Possibly a remnant from the early Franciscan ten...

For our 2024 year end seasonal post we revisit our updated page on the superb mural of the Three Kings at Culhuacan : https://www.blogger.co...