I decided to abandon my rat life for the sake of the ever lasting journey.

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Chiapa de Corzo


Astonishing example of the synthesis of three cultures in Mexico: Indigenous, Spaniard and Arab.

The Fountain, the first built in the state of Chiapas (finished in 1562 after the design by Fray Rodrigo de León) is made of bricks, and it comprises Gothic and Mudejar (al-Andalus Arabs) influences.

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