Sunday, June 2, 2019

Guanajuato: two more drowned churches

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In June we plan to look at more popular baroque churches in Puebla, but first we show a few more "drowned " churches that have c...
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Folk Baroque in the City: Santiago Acahualtepec

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Folkloric church fronts, incandescent with brightly colored stone and stucco ornament and statuary are more commonly associated with the Pue...
Friday, May 24, 2019

Treasures of Mexico City: San Lorenzo Totolinga

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Although much remodeled over time, the chapel of San Lorenzo, located in the Naucalpan district north west of the City proper, is thought ...
Monday, May 20, 2019

Treasures of Mexico City: Santa Teresa la Antigua.

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We continue our visits to Mexico State churches with a look at  the former nun’s church of Santa Teresa la Antigua. Completed in 1684 by ...
Thursday, May 16, 2019

San Lorenzo de Rio Tenco 3. the atrium cross

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For our final post on Rio Tenco we look at the carved stone cross in the church atrium. Currently precariously mounted on an arch s...
Monday, May 13, 2019

San Lorenzo de Rio Tenco 2. The altarpieces

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For our second post on Rio Tenco we go inside the church to view the  beautiful gilded main retablo of Guadalupe, fashioned like the church ...
Thursday, May 9, 2019

San Lorenzo de Rio Tenco 1. The Architecture

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This is the first of three posts on the church of San Lorenzo in Rio Tenco near Cuautitlan northwest of Mexico City.     Our first post rep...