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Santa María Jalapa del Marqués, Mexico

Santa María Jalapa del Marqués, Mexico

Antiguo Templo Dominico, date unknown. Benito Juárez Dam inundated the community, displacing both its residents and their rich agricultural traditions. The sixteenth-century church, a high school, and municipal buildings re-emerge when water levels are low.

About this community

Dam
Benito Juárez Dam
River
Tehuantepec River, Tequisistlán River
Established
1500s
Inundated
1962