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Santa Prisca de Taxco, Guadalupe altarpiece detail: St. Malachy Saint Malachy was born in Northern Ireland around 1100 and in a rocket ...

Ciudad Hidalgo   Known in ancient and early colonial times as Tajimaroa, Ciudad Hidalgo, in eastern Michoacán, was an important garris...

This rural community, north of Lake Patzcuaro, is noted for its colorful fiesta with  masked dancers  honoring the patron saint St. Peter....

Santa Inez Akil in 2015 (© Niccolo Brooker) Located south of Oxkutzcab , the church of Santa Inés Akil is a classic Yucatecan country mi...

Many travelers to Yucatán are familiar with the town of Oxkutzcab, noted for its busy citrus market as well as its imposing 18th century c...

This is the first in a new series of posts featuring the colonial arts and architecture of Yucatan, a long time interest of your author. ...

San Miguel Xometla An important former visita of the great Augustinian priory at Acolman, the mission at Xometla was founded in the lat...