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Iglesia de Jesús

Mérida


The 17th-century Iglesia de Jesús was built by Jesuits in 1618. It's the sole surviving edifice from a complex of buildings that once filled the entire city block. The church was built from the stones of a destroyed Maya temple that occupied the site. On the west wall facing Parque Hidalgo, look closely and you can see two stones still bearing Maya carvings.


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