ColonialMexicoInsideandOut

Santa Maria Tonanzintla, Puebla, MX Santa Maria Tonanzintla, built in the early 1600's and located in  the municipality of Cholula, ...

Santo Domingo de Yanhuitlan, Oaxaca- 2 views Typical travel guide-books to Mexico have a lot to say about the beaches, pyramids and...

San Jeronimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca When I walked in the doors of this church in a small town some thirty minutes outside of Oaxaca City,...

Although Easter, which was on March 31st this year, seems far away and the last of the jelly beans are gone, for the Church it is still the ...

Dancers at a Guelaguetza For two consecutive Mondays each July, Oaxaca City is host to the Guelaguetza for which it is famous....

Contemporary Mixe Indians My tour guide in Oaxaca gave me a piece of information that altered my understanding of the Spanish Conquest....

I just returned from Oaxaca, Mexico which is about five hours southeast of Mexico City.  Everything about this diverse region- churches, cus...