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Adriana Navarro

Drought In Mexico Reveals Abandoned 16th Century Church

Aerial view of the Temple of Santiago built in the 16th century by Dominican monks in the town of Quechula, which has been partially exposed due to the lowering of the water level of the Malpaso dam in Chiapas state. AFP

The Grandiose Temple of Quechula was built with the belief that the village of its namesake would boast of a large and booming population. Today, the abandoned city hosts schools of fish that feed the livelihood of local fishermen submerged within the Nezahualcoyotl reservoir, at least partially.

Over the past six months, drought in Chiapas, Mexico, has plunged water levels at the Nezahualcoyotl reservoir built on the Grijalva River to extreme levels.

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