AttractionEl Carmen Church and ArchwaySan Cristobal de las Casas

The Iglesia and Arco del Carmen, is a unique structure within Mexico, and is considered part of a Mudejar sampling in Chiapas, because of  its massively proportioned square floor, its ornamental details, and octagonal wooden dome with eight pointed star that covers the passageway, reminiscent of the alfarjes of Islamic art.

It was built in the late seventeenth century, next to to the enclosed Convent of the Incarnation, and formerly served as the gateway to the city. The convent no longer exists because on March 23,1993 the temple suffered an invaluable loss in a fire that consumed the interior almost entirely, so now all that is left to appreciate is it’s beautiful facade.
Celebration: July 16.