In Mexico, a temple "emerged" from under the water!

Due to the drought in the state of Chiapas (Mexico) and a decrease in water level of 25 meters in a local pond from under the water, a 400-year-old temple suddenly appeared. Therefore, now fishermen receive tourists on the river Grhalva. Visitors want to see the church, which was flooded due to the construction of a dam here in 1966. The dam was built to form the reservoir of Nesaualcootl. Since then, the temple has appeared from the water twice.

The 16-meter building, known as the Temple of Santiago, was built in the 16th century, but was abandoned during the plague in 1773-1776, as Mexican architect Carlos Navaretta said. "This church was built because a large settlement was to be founded here, but this never happened," the architect said. "Most likely, a priest was not even allocated for this temple." It is also known that the temple is surrounded by a flooded city.

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