Awaiting sunday morning mass in San Miguel.

Most of the churches are painted inside and out with natural pigments. Red from the red earth, green from leaves, ect. The natural pigments were, and still are mixed with palm oil for the base. It is thought this is the secret why the paintings still exist. This artwork above, has been refurbished since the 1700's, but some we saw was original. The original work is done with tiny dots, not long strokes of a brush. the syle is a mix of boroque/european influence and indigenous geometric shapes.