Drought causes 450-year-old Mexican church to emerge from reservoir

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Source: Guardian



The Temple of Quechula was built in 1564 but later abandoned and ultimately submerged by a dam. Now drought conditions in Chiapas have seen it rise again

The ruins of a 16th century church have emerged from the waters of a reservoir in Mexico.

The water level in the Nezahualcóyotl reservoir in Chiapas state has dropped by 25m (82ft) because of a drought in the area. The church, known as the Temple of Santiago or the Temple of Quechula, has been under nearly 100ft of water since 1966.

The church, which is believed to have been built by Spanish colonists, is 183ft long and 42ft wide, with a bell tower that rises 48ft above the ground.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/19/drought-mexican-church-reservoir

[trusty elf]

1. Remarkable image!

[Catherine Vincent]

2. Wow...

They call the church ruins. When I picture ruins, this isn't it. Nice!

[snort]

3. Whoa, am I massively creeped by this one?

Yes.

[jamzrockz]

4. I don't know if the picture is

the church talked about in the article. But there is no way that church was completely covered by any body of water. Fake pic

[Renew Deal]

5. What evidence do you have that the picture is "fake"?

I saw multiple sources for this item and they all had those pictures.

[jamzrockz]

8. Look at the area around the church

for one, there are tall trees growing within where the bank of the water body should be. Also just look at the surrounding area and it looks nothing like an area experiencing drought. Green luscious trees and vegetation doesn't tell me drought was here.

Not doubting the story, just saying the pic they used may not have been the actual picture of the church in question

[Action_Patrol]

6. There's video and multiple angles of it.

I'm sure those are fake too.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/sunken-church-temple-of-santiago-emerges-from-mexican-reservoir-20151018-gkc7oq.html

Just self delete.

[jamzrockz]

10. I see the other pictures now

My original skepticism was based on the fact that I could not see anywhere in the picture that would be high enough to be its bank. Maybe it was never fully submerged or it has been slowly emerging for a while now.

Another reason why you should click on the link and read story before responding.

[snooper2]

7. Dive with metal detectors and look for treasures and GOLD!

Would be fun

[tabasco]

9. Amazing.

Like Atlantis rising.

Must have been pretty good masons.