ColonialMexicoInsideandOut

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

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Thursday, October 19, 2017

A Dia de los Muertos Odyssey

Cemetery decorated for Dia de los Muertos, Romerillo, Chiapas Dia de los Muertos, the time of year in Mexico when the worlds of...

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Eat and Drink Like an Aztec (or Inca)

Guinea Pig The thought of eating your child's classroom pet, like this adorable guinea pig, is bound to be upsetting. Yet guinea pi...

Monday, July 3, 2017

Hidden Gem of the Taos High Road: Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Las Truchas NM

Nuestra Señora del Rosario Church exterior, Truchas NM Nuestra Señora del Rosario Church exterior, Truchas NM Las Truchas, named af...

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Art as Sacrifice: the Sawdust Carpets of Barrio Sutiava, Leon Nicaragua

Creating a Sawdust Carpet, Holy Friday, Barrio Sutiava, Leon Nicaragua We have been conditioned to think of art as something permanen...

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About Me

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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