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In an earlier post we described the altarpieces of Mamá . Here we look at the recently uncovered sacristy murals there—some of the relative...

We continue with our series on  early murals in  Mexican monasteries to look at the pivotal Dominican priory of Santo Domingo de Izucar, in ...

Closing out our series of posts on the churches around Guadalajara, we come full circle to visit the nun's church of  Jesús María in th...

The somewhat misnamed hamlet of Santa Cruz El Grande, overlooking Lake Chapala near Ocotlán, is one of the least familiar to most Jalisco ...

San Sebastianito is a quiet, often overlooked village of cobbled streets on the southern fringe of Guadalajara. Here, two colonial churche...

Santa Anita Atliztac Located just south of Guadalajara, off busy Route 54, the attractive town of Santa Anita Atliztac is dominated by ...