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[*] posted on 11-3-2012 at 02:27 PM


The church at Cuauhtinchan has an altar that dates to the 16th century, and probably is the oldest altar in Mexico. It was originally in a church in Puebla City, and then was installed in the church at Cuauhtinchan around 1590. This link is to a photo of the altar.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/545/picture037gj.jpg/



[Edited on 11-3-2012 by academicanarchist]
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