Thursday, October 29, 2009

Inspiration in Cuilapam de Guerrero

On Sunday we went to Cuilapam de Guerrero. We had been here in 2006 and we both loved the spot, so we wanted to come back and have another look, see if we were inspired again. We were. In Cuilapam there is a huge, unfinished religious structure. Construction was actually stopped by court decree in 1570, 20 years after King Philip had beseached the builders to be more conservative in their spending on the building. Since we were there 3 years ago, they have made beautiful improvements to the ex-convent portion of the structure. It is a truly remarkable place to be, spiritual in its setting, standing on the patio of the ex-convent, looking out at rolling hills, farmland, and maybe one day a winery?

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