⛪ Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatépetl: Temple and Former Convent of Saint John the Baptist (Tlayacapan)

The Temple and Former Convent of Saint John the Baptist is a 16th-century Augustinian monastery in Tlayacapan, Morelos, that exemplifies early colonial religious and military architecture in central Mexico. Founded in 1534, it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 as part of the Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries ...