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The Tlacolula pipe organ Your authors will be in Oaxaca for the  Historic Organ Festiva l this coming week or so.  We will resume our ...

In an earlier group of posts we surveyed the visita churches and chapels of Santos Reyes Metztitlan in the state of Hidalgo, north of...

San Caralampio in the cathedral of San Cristóbal de Las Casas San Caralampio (St. Charalampos) was an early Christian saint and mar...

Sotuta “Swirling Waters”  Sotuta is synonymous with Nachi Cocom, the pugnacious chieftain who spearheaded the Maya resistance to...

Mamá's got a brand new look ! Mamá , a small Yucatecan town of cenotes, well houses and old irrigation channels near Mani...

This map is an approximate guide to the locations of the retablos mentioned in our series: click to enlarge

CONKAL Place of the Stone Building Located a mere 18 kilometers from Mérida, San Francisco Conkal was founded in 1549. In 1550 Fray Di...