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The Santiago Apostol Church, Atzala: From Baptism to Funeral

September 27, 2017
With a focus on historic buildings, here is an article on the collapse of the Santiago Apostol Church in Atzala, where a baby’s baptism soon became a funeral procession in the aftermath of the earthquake.
Another article is found in the LA Times.
 
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Figure 1. Collapse of the Santiago Apostol Church in Atzala. Figure 2. Collapse of the Santiago Apostol Church in Atzala.