MEXICO - Yucatan - Izamal
Izamal is a small city in the Mexican state of Yucatán, 72 kilometres (45 mi) east of state capital Mérida. Izamal was continuously occupied throughout most of Mesoamerican chronology. After the Spanish conquest of Yucatán in the 16th century a Spanish colonial city was founded atop the existing Maya one; however it was decided that it would take a prohibitively large amount of work to level these two huge structures and so the Spanish contented themselves with placing a small Christian temple atop the great pyramid and building a large Franciscan Monastery atop the acropolis. It was named after San Antonio de Padua. Completed in 1561, the open atrium of the Monastery is still today second in size only to that at the Vatican. Most of the cut stone from the Pre-Columbian city was reused to build the Spanish churches, monastery, and surrounding buildings.
BEST TIME to VISIT YUCATAN
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to CANCUN
From October to April
San Antonio de Padua convent - Altar
small church
Historic city - around the Convent
Typical flat landscape of Yucatan
Historic Town - Horse carriage for tourists
Historic Town - street view
Historic Town - Horse carriage for tourists
Historic Town - Horse carriage for tourists
Typical flat landscape of Yucatan
colorful house
Family transport
San Antonio de Padua convent - Most of the cut stone from the Pre-Columbian city was reused to build the Spanish churches, monastery, and surrounding buildings.
San Antonio de Padua convent - Most of the cut stone from the Pre-Columbian city was reused to build the Spanish churches, monastery, and surrounding buildings.
San Antonio de Padua convent - view from outside - gate
San Antonio de Padua convent - Most of the cut stone from the Pre-Columbian city was reused to build the Spanish churches, monastery, and surrounding buildings.
San Antonio de Padua convent - Most of the cut stone from the Pre-Columbian city was reused to build the Spanish churches, monastery, and surrounding buildings.
San Antonio de Padua convent - Most of the cut stone from the Pre-Columbian city was reused to build the Spanish churches, monastery, and surrounding buildings.
San Antonio de Padua convent - Most of the cut stone from the Pre-Columbian city was reused to build the Spanish churches, monastery, and surrounding buildings.
San Antonio de Padua convent - Most of the cut stone from the Pre-Columbian city was reused to build the Spanish churches, monastery, and surrounding buildings.
Historic Town - Horse carriage for tourists
San Antonio de Padua convent - Altar
Historic Town - street view
San Antonio de Padua convent - Altar
Historic Town - street view
Historic Town - street view
Horse Carriage for tourists
San Antonio de Padua Convent - Most of the cut stone from the Pre-Columbian city was reused to build the Spanish churches, monastery, and surrounding buildings.
San Antonio de Padua Convent - Completed in 1561, the open atrium of the Monastery is still today second in size only to that at the Vatican.
San Antonio de Padua Convent
Street view
Street view