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20 Oct 2015 07:06

Visitors are flocking to a 16th century church in Mexico that has resurfaced after being underwater since 1966. A drought has caused the water levels at the Nezahualcóyotl reservoir in Chiapas state to drop 82 feet, making the Temple of Santiago, also known as the Temple of Quechula, visible once again. The church was built in 1554 by Dominican friars, Reuters reports, and was abandoned after a plague hit between 1773 and 1776. "It was a church built thinking that this could be a great populati...
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