Colonialism in Mexico

This atmospheric ruins are truly a sight to behold.

A trompe l'oeil mural remembers the original colonial building that once stood here.

This city's cultural center is in a restored Spanish colonial home from the 1800s.

Palace, temple, and pyramid ruins mark the ancient Mesoamerican capital of Totonacapan.

This shrine is dedicated to a symbol of the Maya people's struggle against inequality and injustice.

The ruins of a 16th-century Spanish convent tell a forgotten history.

The outside of this theater is decorated with a Diego Rivera mural that explores the history of Mexico.

A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.

These sailing ship-shaped chandeliers are believed to have been a gift inspired by faith.

This specimen of Mexico's national tree is now central to religious pilgrimage and rituals.

At this hillside site that was once home to a Mixtec community, you'll find ruins with a view.

You can explore the halls of tombs in the abandoned former capital of the Zapotecs.

The building that houses this museum is as historic as its collection.

A statue of the formerly enslaved person considered "the first liberator of the Americas" stands in the town named after him.

After a partial collapse in the 1950s, this small church's historic facade lives on.

Half-hidden by grassy slopes, this striking Spanish colonial fort is now a museum of underwater archaeology.