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Originally Posted by desertblues
Beautiful, just beautiful, Falcao!
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Thanks. I'm always amazed every time I walk in downtown. There are parts of the city where one feels like time-traveling to the 18th century.
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Originally Posted by CazMar
That picture of the Rosario Chapel is amazing! It looks almost as thought it it covered in vine leaves or something? Incredible stonework.
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The Rosario chapel was built in 1690 to honor
Our Lady of the Rosary. They say it is covered with gold sheets (not sure if this is the correct term in English). I found a very big picture of the inside
here.
Another picture of the Rosario chapel
Other nice buildings:
City Hall
San Cristobal church
San Francisco church
Church of the Company [of Jesus]
Outside:
Inside:
Two fine churches outside the city
Church of the
Virgin de los Remedios in
Cholula
Church in the town of
Chipilo
