Article QZ2R Drought causes 450-year-old Mexican church to emerge from reservoir

Drought causes 450-year-old Mexican church to emerge from reservoir

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Ellen Brait in New York and agencies
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The Temple of Quechula was built in 1564 but later abandoned and ultimately submerged by a dam. Now drought conditions in Chiapas have seen it rise again

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The ruins of a 16th century church have emerged from the waters of a reservoir in Mexico.

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