Church of Santa Maria Tonzintla

The church of Santa Maria Tonanzintla is a magnificent example of the work of local masters influenced by the Spanish architectural style.

The building can be called one of the most charming cult places ever built in Mexico. The style of “indigenous baroque”, created by architects inspired by the Chapel del Rosario in the nearby town, distinguishes the church from all other buildings in the city, gives it a special refinement.

Instead of standard gilded stucco, the church building is decorated with colorful plaster and decorative plaster sculptures. Here, children, faces, masks, birds, fruits merged together, which creates an unusual and even terrible mosaic, which traditionally attracts many tourists and simply lovers of the unusual.