400-Year-Old Colonial Church Emerges From Waters In Mexico
A 400-year-old church submerged in a reservoir in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas has emerged due to a drought in the region that has reduced water levels by 25 meters (82 feet). Local fishermen have been taking visitors onto the Grijalva river to visit the church, which was submerged by a dam built in 1966 to form the Nezahualcoyotl reservoir. The church has emerged twice since the dam was built.
The 16-meter-tall church, known as the Temple of Santiago (or of Quechula) was built some time in the 16th century but “was abandoned due the big plagues of 1773-1776,” Mexican architect Carlos Navarrete told AP News. The church was built due to its position along an important highway built and used by Spanish conquistadors. “It was a church built thinking that this could be a great population center, but it never achieved that,” Navarrete said. “It probably never even had a dedicated priest.” The church is also surrounded by the submerged town of Quechula.
(h/t: ap news)
Image credits: AP / David von Blohn
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Share on FacebookReminds me of Valyria in Game Of Thrones, a city of an old empire, which "now" stands in ruin. Beautiful.
You guys need to see "Villa Epecuén" in Argentina. A complete town that was flooded many years ago.
thank you, it is an amazing place, creepy ! Just saw it ! The Villa Epecuén
Load More Replies...I wonder what the rest of it looks like. Wish they had taken pictures from underwater.
The drought is not a good thing but cool to see the church. It would be absolutely wonderful to see the inside as well.
I think you ARE seeing the inside in the 4th shot.
Load More Replies...it might be cool but is that bad because the water is going down or good ? and were is the water going to any way not trying to hate or any thing just ......curers
Nice in look. Yes it doesn't seem that it was in water for very log time.
This is so strange yet so beautiful! It's hard to imagine no one found it for so many years!
Actually, unlike the title, the description doesn't seem to imply nobody found that before. It seems like they knew it was there...
Load More Replies...Reminds me of Valyria in Game Of Thrones, a city of an old empire, which "now" stands in ruin. Beautiful.
You guys need to see "Villa Epecuén" in Argentina. A complete town that was flooded many years ago.
thank you, it is an amazing place, creepy ! Just saw it ! The Villa Epecuén
Load More Replies...I wonder what the rest of it looks like. Wish they had taken pictures from underwater.
The drought is not a good thing but cool to see the church. It would be absolutely wonderful to see the inside as well.
I think you ARE seeing the inside in the 4th shot.
Load More Replies...it might be cool but is that bad because the water is going down or good ? and were is the water going to any way not trying to hate or any thing just ......curers
Nice in look. Yes it doesn't seem that it was in water for very log time.
This is so strange yet so beautiful! It's hard to imagine no one found it for so many years!
Actually, unlike the title, the description doesn't seem to imply nobody found that before. It seems like they knew it was there...
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