50-Year-Old Mexican Church Submerged Underwater Re-emerges

By / MOOK Scenic Spots Travel & Lifestyle Network Editorial Team
 

Recently, due to prolonged drought in Chiapas, southern Mexico, water levels in local reservoirs have dropped, revealing a long-forgotten 16th-century church that had been submerged underwater for years, sparking widespread discussion.

The submerged church measures 61 meters in length, 14 meters in width, with walls 10 meters high, and a bell tower reaching up to 16 meters. Built in the mid-16th century by a group of monks, it was later abandoned due to a plague outbreak between 1773 and 1776. In 1966, the local government constructed the Nezahualcoyotl Reservoir in the Grijalva River basin, which submerged the church once it was filled. It has remained underwater until recently, when drought and low water levels caused it to resurface.

The submerged church measures 61 meters in length, 14 meters in width, with walls 10 meters high, and a bell tower reaching up to 16 meters. Built in the mid-16th century by a group of monks, it was later abandoned due to a plague outbreak between 1773 and 1776. In 1966, the local government constructed the Nezahualcoyotl Reservoir in the Grijalva River basin, which submerged the church once it was filled. It has remained underwater until recently, when drought and low water levels caused it to resurface.