Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Hacienda Tlalxicoyan, Jalisco Mexico
13 generations in the same family, a treasure in centeral Mexico


Front Central Courtyard










Guard Tower, stable entrance ,  bullet holes from the revovution mark the walls



Cactus on the old walls

The Chapel 

The pulpit

Main Altar, Hacienda Chaple, c 1880's






 

Monday, September 5, 2022

ICELAND

 Beauty in the North Atlantic

  Reykjavik, the capital

in the harbor
Domkirkjan, 1796
National Theater 



Iceland Symphony

Ingolfsgardur Lighthouse and Nordurgardi Lighthouse, entrance to Reykjavik Harbor








Althingi, Parliament Building 1881





Mixteca Alta, OAXACA MEXICO

west of Oaxaca City, a beautiful mountains region. 

San Juan Teposcolula, early mission/church c1540's

The bells

Casa Casiqua, C 1560

Ex Convento San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula. c 1540

Tlaxiaco

Tlaxiaco

Iglesia Santa Catarina Tayata

Santuario Cristo Olvidado


Ruins Huameluipan

Ex Convento de San Juan Baptista Coixtlahuaca, c1545

Arcade Palico Municipal, Tejupam de la Union

Old idol in the wall of San Martin Haumeluipan, The walls have many others.



Santo Apostol, 16th century

the cemetery


San Martin Huamelupam, church built on and out of an ancient temple

Palico Municipal, Yanhuitlan C 1840

old graffiti, Yanhuitlan Convento

ceiling detail, Yanhuitlan

Organ 17th century, and ceiling detail

ceiling detail, Yanhuitlan

Main alter, Santo Doningo Yanhuitlan


 Ex Convento de Santo Domingo, Yanhuitlan, c 1550, on preconquest terraces/temple.