Saturday, November 21, 2015

450 year old ancient churches "present form" on the lake

Quechula Church in Mexico was built in 1564 but was abandoned and eventually drowned in the lake when the dam was built nearby. Now due to receding water lake, the church suddenly reappeared.

At a water reservoir in Mexico, the ruins of a 16th century church on the lake appeared. Water levels in the lake in the state of Chiapas Nezahualcoyotl (Mexico) decreased due to drought in the region. Quechula Church (or other name is Santiago) was beneath the lake since 1966.

Cathedral Quechula sank in the lake since 1966

This church is believed by Spanish colonial building. Cathedral has a length of 55m and 12m wide with 14m-high bell tower. According to the AP, it was built in 1564 by the sudden rise of population in the region, but then was abandoned because the epidemic around 1773 and 1776.

"They built this church because they think it will become a big towns, but it never appealed to. Maybe it did not even have an independent pastor passive, merely shelter for those towns Tecpatán (Chiapas state), "Mexican architect Carlos Navarretes said.

This church has appeared on the water once in 2002. Due to the low water level, visitors can step into the church.

This church was built in the 16th century

"On this occasion, people are very happy. They come to eat, to camping or doing things individually. I sell fish fry them, and tourists walked around the church, "local fisherman said Leonel Mendoza.

According to the Independent, local fishermen have now received the relics passenger this old church. The curious visitors come and climb the wall to explore the ruins.

Contents are made based on reference to sources from The Guardian, the newspaper information society has a large number of English readers.

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