OAXACA - 26 DEC 2012-Oaxaca
Oaxaca has many historic buildings (UNESCO heritage city centre since 1987) and many of them including several churches are very colourfully painted and lighted nicely at night. Oaxaca, which is built on a grid pattern, is a good example of Spanish colonial town planning. The solidity and volume of the city's buildings show that they were adapted to the earthquake-prone region in which these architectural gems were constructed.
OAXACA - 26 DEC 2012-Oaxaca
Oaxaca has many historic buildings (UNESCO heritage city centre since 1987) and many of them including several churches are very colourfully painted and lighted nicely at night. Oaxaca, which is built on a grid pattern, is a good example of Spanish colonial town planning. The solidity and volume of the city's buildings show that they were adapted to the earthquake-prone region in which these architectural gems were constructed.