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Colonial Mexico's art, architecture, churches, religious customs and history

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

A Very Small Monastery: Ex-Convento of San Nicolas de Bari, Oxtotipac MX

San Nicolas de Bari, Oxtotipac, MX In the world of Mexican Colonial convento (monastery) architecture, the general rule was ...

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Eternal Gardens: Hoctún, Yucatan

This November second I drove to the Yucatan from Quintana Roo looking for observances of Dia de los Muertos. I headed to Izamal, the site...

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Dia de los Muertos: Hospitality for the Dead

Dia de los Muertos Altar; San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, MX (click to enlarge photos) Mexican altars for Dia de los Muertos ...

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Dia de los Muertos: Two Videos

Romerillo, Chiapas I f you have not already seen these videos take a look. Both are of rarely-filmed celebrations of Dia de los Mue...

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Marina Hayman Ph.D.: I fell in love with the art, architecture and history of Colonial Mexico and all of Colonial Latin American while a student at Yale Divinity School and have pursued it ever since. I live in Mexico part of the year and spend much of this time traveling to research, view and photograph all the phenomenal art, architecture and customs that are there for all to see.

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