colonialmexico

The church of the pilgrimage town of Purísima Chumayel, retains a classicYucatecan front, capped by a soaring espadaña.  Also of note here a...

 In previous posts we looked at colonial statuary from the state of Chiapas. In this post we review a selection of the statues we featured i...

 Last year we published images of two exceptional equestrian statues in the city of San Cristobal de Las Casas. In this post we look at a f...

Epiphany! January 6th 2024. On this feast day of the Three Kings we return to the Pueblan church of Los Reyes to look at the church interior...

As is our custom at t his time of the year we like to feature a church dedicated to the Three Kings, or Los Reyes Magos In this post , the f...

Dzitas was an important crossroads town in colonial times, located on the old Merida—Valladolid highway, as well as major stop on the former...

San Lorenzo Xochimanca is best known for its well-preserved chapel of San Lorenzo Mártir, whose former atrium is now to a popular neighborho...