• Valladolid

    May 23 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C

    Like many cities founded by the conquistadores, Valladolid is built on top of an older Mayan city. The cathedral in the 1st picture (along with many other buildings) was built largely with stone from dismantled Mayan buildings. In fact, across the street from the cathedral is the main city plaza. The outline of the plaza matches the previous Mayan temple on the site that was dismantled. With many of the stones in the cathedral.
    There are pictures of the market and several buildings. Most interesting is the city hall that houses a set of murals that depict the History of Valladolid. They are in the last 4 pictures.
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