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  This dismal outlying barrio, just north east of Tultitlan, in northern Mexico City nevertheless boasts a pretty church dedicated to Saints...

Resting on the southern slopes of the volcano Popocatepetl, the former convento of Santiago Ayapango was founded by the eminent Franciscan F...

Among those canonized by Pope Francis in October 2017, were a trio of Mexican saints known as Los Niños Martires.    One of the best known e...

We journey south beyond the city of Oaxaca to  the remote Zapotec village of Ozolotepec in the rugged Sierra Sur of Oaxaca. At the heart of ...

For the last in our current series on the lesser known churches of the city of Oaxaca, we visit La Defensa.    The simple baroque exteri...

In another of our posts on lesser known churches in the city of Oaxaca, we turn to the exquisite chapel of Las Nieves.    Originally the cha...