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Buried at Tlatemalco On a curve just below the twisting road that winds through the Barranca de Metztitlan in the state of Hidalgo, en route to the great Augustinian priory of Los Santos Reyes, lie the sunken, "haunted" remains of the16th century mission of San Pedro Tlatemalco.
Heavens Above: The Painted Ceilings of Michoacán
Aficionados will be interested in an exciting new project in which your editors are involved, documenting the "folk baroque" tradition in Mexico's colonial arts and vernacular architecture.
Look for more details on this project as it unfolds, as well as future web pages on the numerous other colonial gems in the region.
our 2009 pages:
January: Los Reyes de Juarez (Puebla) February: La Candelaria (Yucatan) March/April: La Casa de La Cacica (Oaxaca) May: Metepec (Tlaxcala)
To access all our pages go to our archive. If you enjoy our updates you may support our work by ordering our unique guidebooks
Our mission at Espadaña Press is to promote public awareness of the rich artistic and architectural heritage of Spanish colonial Mexico through our many illustrated guidebooks and regular features and updates on this web site.
Each month we post a new page, featuring an interesting story or news item about on of the colonial monuments of Mexico. We also update our Art in Peril feature, focusing on colonial artworks at risk from neglect, vandalism or theft.
So bookmark us now and visit again soon. Please browse our extensive archive of past features, now 100 pages and counting...
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Our publications are not available at most bookstores. But wherever you are, you can now order any of our affordable guidebooks online at a special publishers discount, using your credit card. Orders are shipped within days. What could be easier? So, if you are planning a trip to Mexico, or just want to learn more about Mexico's colonial heritage, take us along!
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Once again, we thank the publishers of Borch Maps who have renewed their sponsorship of the Exploring Colonial Mexico web site for 2009 We encourage our readers to patronize their excellent products during their travels in Mexico and around the world. Look for the updated Yucatan and Mexico City maps
