The ruins of the Temple of Santiago are not an easy finish to visit , or even have a look at . The wall of the once consecrated building are ordinarily obliterate under H2O , but now drought take down the river the temple has been hiding in , revealing a rather amazing sight .
The mid-16th century Mexican church ( also known as the Temple of Quechula ) has been inundate in the Grijalva River since 1966 , when the dkm of the Nezahualcoyotl reservoir was completed , and the 61 - meter ( 183 foot ) long , 14 - meter ( 42 foot ) wide , and 10 - metre ( 30 foot ) high building is only visible at low water level . But because of the deficiency of rain , the water level in the reservoir has dropped by 25 meter ( 82 foundation ) this year , making the compound church seeable again .
According to anAssociated Press report , this is the 2nd time a pearl in the reservoir has uncover the church since it was deluge . In 2002 , the water was so crushed visitant could walk inside the church .
Photos : David von Blohn / AP
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