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Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state Land of the Maya: ancient, colonial and modem
Noted for its dramatic scenery, this poor remote province with its large Maya population has a long history of social conflict that is reflected in today's headlines.
Travelers have been fascinated by the ancier\t Maya cities of Chiapas—Palenque, Toniná and Chincultic—as well as the unique Maya folk culture that has survived in the highland villages. But the profound Spanish heritage of the region is less well known.
For over 300 years, colonial Chiapas was ruled from Guatemala, and today this legacy lives on in its language, culture and rich variety of Spanish colonial buildings. These range from sophisticated urban churches, convents and palaces, to old Dominican missions and vernacular village churches in the countryside.
Architecturally, these monuments fuse diverse artistic strains from Islamic and Christian Spain as well as from Mexico and Guatemala, always tempered by the pervasive... Tovább

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Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state Land of the Maya: ancient, colonial and modem
Noted for its dramatic scenery, this poor remote province with its large Maya population has a long history of social conflict that is reflected in today's headlines.
Travelers have been fascinated by the ancier\t Maya cities of Chiapas—Palenque, Toniná and Chincultic—as well as the unique Maya folk culture that has survived in the highland villages. But the profound Spanish heritage of the region is less well known.
For over 300 years, colonial Chiapas was ruled from Guatemala, and today this legacy lives on in its language, culture and rich variety of Spanish colonial buildings. These range from sophisticated urban churches, convents and palaces, to old Dominican missions and vernacular village churches in the countryside.
Architecturally, these monuments fuse diverse artistic strains from Islamic and Christian Spain as well as from Mexico and Guatemala, always tempered by the pervasive influence of the Maya, who built them. Many churches also contain beautiful colonial santos and altarpieces.
This new book, a comparüon to Maya Missions, our popular guide to colonial Yucatan, will intrigue travelers along the Ruta Maya. Three itineraries cover all the principal monuments of the region, which include cathedrals, ornate parish churches and fortress-like monasteries in addition to rural missions.
Following a brief introduction, the first chapter describes San Cristóbal de Las Casas, the former colonial capital. Chapter Two explores the old chiarches and missions of southern Chiapas, while the last chapter is devoted to the churches and monasteries of the Zoque region of northem Chiapas, including the superb 16th century fountain at Chiapa de Corzo.
All the buildings are described in their settings and illustrated in detail with original line drawings by the author. Plus maps, bibliography and a full index. Vissza