Colonial art and historical monuments
Temple of San Francisco de Asis
Amatenango del Valle, Chiapas
This is one of the few Franciscan temples in Chiapas, with sober architecture but with a notable baroque main altarpiece.. Location
Calvary Temple
Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas
With Guatemalan Baroque reminiscences despite being from the 19th century and one of the main monuments of the city Location
Junchavin Theater
Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas
The city theater was built at the beginning of this century, during the Porfirian period with the name of Belisario Domínguez. Over the years it has undergone various modifications; In 1980 it still functioned as the “Montebello Cinema”. You can observe the contemporary blacksmith work, decorations of angels with offerings, made in mortar. It is the site where the most important events of the city take place. Photo gallery
Temple of La Merced
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
It was an early foundation but modified to the neoclassical style. Its sacristy has a unique work: the polychrome arch with mortar reliefs of undoubted indigenous origin and possibly from the 18th century. Photo gallery
Cathedral of San Cristóbal Martir
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
Founded in the 16th century. It is one of the oldest cathedrals in Mexico. It has a remarkable baroque façade from the 17th century and neoclassical modifications from the 20th century. Inside you can admire the baroque altarpieces, the pulpit, the imagery and the alfarje. Photo gallery
Temple of San Agustín
Tapalapa, Chiapas
It is another of the sixteenth century Dominican buildings that stands out for its great architectural quality and the pieces of sacred art that it protects.
Temple and convent of the Virgin of the Assumption.
Chapultenango, Chiapas
Dominican building from the 16th century that has a great quality. The convent of La Asunción is one of the monuments of the highest artistic quality among the Dominican buildings of the Province of Los Zoques. its Mudejar tower is imposing, as is the façade that opens onto the atrium, which still retains its original wall.
Temple of San Juan Bautista
Chamula, Chiapas
An example of the churches known as Indian towns because of their rectangular plan, austere façade with a bell gable and covered with wood and tile. Possibly from the 17th century. It stands out for its colorful flowery doorway and its coral window. It is very important for the intangible heritage that it represents in its interior ceremonies. The fame of this temple is due to the syncretic rituals that, with unique devotion and solemnity, are practiced inside the temple 24
Temple of San José Coneta
La Trinitaria, Chiapas
Ruins of an exceptional building for its façade that belonged to a town that disappeared in the 17th century.. Location