Features Gallery – Directory In the first of their series on Mexican architecture, Churches of the Mayas/Iglesias delos Mayas, Carmen Cusi de Garcia-Pimentel and J.B. Johnson present a magnificent selection of viceregal architecture of the Yucatan Peninsula, from the sixteenth century forward. With over 350 full-color photographs and 9-page gazetteer, they bring to life the lesser-known churches that abound, many hidden within the interior of the Yucatan, Campeche, and Quintana Roo.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Beautiful architectural photography of viceregal period religious structures on the Peninsula of Yucatan – published in English and Spanish version.
Text and drawings by Carmen Cusi de Garcia-Pimentel
Preface by architectural historian E. Logan Wagner
Special Merida article by José Luis Solana
Features 9-page gazetteer, listing each structure by photographic image, site location, and church’s present name
Front of Book San Antonio de Padua in Izamal
1: Coastal Missions
2: Arrival of the Cross Open Air Chapel in Dzibilchaltún
3: The Puuc Hills
4: Central Yucatan
San Miguel Arcángel
in Maní
5: Push to the East
6: Edge of Faith San Bartolomé Apóstol in Ebtún
Special Articles A cross at the ruined church in Cuauhtémoc - Pixilá
Gazetteer Photo listing of Churches of the Yucatan Peninsula
