Ok… so the full name is La Parroquia de la Purisima Concepcion. It’s been the center of Alamos for about three hundred years and is obviously quite beautiful. The stonework on the inside alone is breathtaking (yes, they even let ME inside).
But it’s much more than a geographic center. Everyone that we’ve talked to here has an important moment in their life that’s tied to it. A wedding. A funeral. A baptism. A social event. One of the key battles in the Mexican Revolution was even fought right outside the church in the Plaza de Armas.
LA PARROQUIA DE LA PURISIMA CONCEPCION
It’s a really cool place… in more ways than one. You can duck out of the mid day heat and sit inside for hours contemplating the symbols that surround you. I’m trying to talk the priest into giving me a tour and taking me up in the bell tower.
I’ll Let you know if it works out.