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Iglesia de Santo Tomás

1540 CE

Colonial church built atop a pre-Columbian temple platform in Chichicastenango…

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Landmark · Americas

Iglesia de Santo Tomás

1540 CE – still standing

Colonial church built atop a pre-Columbian temple platform in Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Standing in 1540 CE

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