Convento de Cuilapam
Convento de Cuilapam
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JonLeeBacik
13 contributions
Feb 2022 • Solo
I went to Culipan today and found the ExConvento still closed. We talked to a worker there (in Spanish) and were told that possibly it may reopen in three to four months. You can stand on a wall and look in from beyond the fence.
Written 3 February 2022
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Rob C
San Jose, CA2,111 contributions
Dec 2020
Tried to visit the convent three times between Christmas 2020 and New Years Day 2021. I was rebuffed every time, due to closure (probably because of Covid.) The place still looks imposing, even when viewed from beyond the fence. If it is closed when you visit, do not believe the old men sitting around at the entrance who'll tell you to come back the next day and it will be open.
Written 19 May 2021
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jcinbaja
Baja California Sur, Mexico5 contributions
Aug 2014 • Friends
Located in a lovely pueblo, this structure is beautiful and the story behind it gives you, yet another, insight of Oaxaca's colorful past.
Written 25 August 2014
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pss
San Diego, California259 contributions
Nov 2013 • Friends
We visited a hacienda in this area for lunch which was amazing. But leaving the area, found this monestario and decided to take a walk....it was amazing....!!! If you love Spanish Colonial architecture and history of the area, it is a must do!
Written 14 November 2013
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jfaulk
Brownsville Texas56 contributions
Nov 2012 • Solo
The Convento is worth a stop while on the way out of the city and into the Oaxaca valley. Don't expect much information available on site and be aware of the pushy drunk resident tour guide. Brush him off and continue on your own. Photographers can expect great natural indoor light because there is no artificial light available. Make the worthwhile climb to the roof for great views. It shoud take about an hour to tour the grounds.
Written 29 June 2013
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Nicholas L
Santa Cruz, California, United States120 contributions
Jun 2012 • Solo
The building is very beautiful and peaceful in bucolic kind of way. Everything but the current chapel is open to visitors. To see the current chapel you need to come when there is service being performed. The site also has significant historic value. Even the ruins are scenic (maybe the most scenic part). Go as a day trip or half day trip from Oaxaca and take your time. You can get a shared taxi very easily and cheaply from the northeast end of the Central de Abastos in Oaxaca, they leave very frequently throughout the day.
Written 21 March 2013
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Hijinx1
Ontario, CA163 contributions
Feb 2020
This site was the least interesting during our tour but I see now that it was because of the lack of information given by our guide. If you do go here, make sure to ask what there is to see other than the obvious ruins.
Written 25 February 2020
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Sandra S
Guatemala City, Guatemala38 contributions
Dec 2018 • Couples
Another Dominican building, now in ruins. The convent now host a small museum. There are still some murals. Nice views from the terraces.
Written 20 December 2018
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Ferdinand V
Mexico271 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
This is a historic masterpiece that has been grossly neglected by the National Institute of History of Anthropology in its anti-hispanic policy. The convent was not finished due to changes in regulations during the colonial periods. Do not go with a tour guide as they will tell you all sorts of fake stories and lies. The complex counts with an open chapel for the indigenous population during the colonial periods, but it was not clear to me if the main roofless complex was this because a map of the site showed a different thing (from what the tour guide said). Many tour guides will say that this is because the Spaniards discriminated against them, but reality was, that these were built because the native people were not used to worship indoors.
Written 21 October 2017
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VicVisitor
Victoria BC49 contributions
Oct 2015 • Solo
This is a large, deserted ex-convent, about 25 kilometers from Oaxaca. Most of the buildings are open to the sky, with powerful legends about why no roof is in place. Indeed, the site, which is open to its surroundings, has a haunted feel. The buildings were clearly designed to be on a scale to impress the local indigenous people. An interesting element is the sad angel on the baptismal fountain, said to reflect the sadness of Native people at their treatment by the Conquistadors. You should come with a guide to gain the most from this site. It is included in many of the tours offered from Oaxaca.
Written 16 October 2015
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Hola, alguien sabe si puedo enviar un sobre a través de un colectivo a Cuilapam?
Written 8 August 2020
My main interest is photography. Especially of local daily life of the people living in an area that I travel to. Love just walking the streets with my camera trying to capture the local flavour. What do you recommend ?
Written 22 September 2016
try Oaxaca itself, but also all the villages in the area, especially those known for their crafts. Market days are especially colorful. We loved (and took many photographs of) the food market in Oaxaca, a little southwest of the center.
Written 22 September 2016
hola me gustaría saber ¿como llegar en transporte publico desde el centro de oaxaca? y ¿cual el costo de la entrada al lugar?, gracias
Written 24 April 2016
Hola, ¿qué tal? puedes tomar un taxi foraneo en la esquina de la calle Bustamante y Gral. Ignacio zaragoza, como referencia puedes usar la Iglesia de San Francisco, puedes distinguirlos por ser taxis de color vino con blanco, además de tener en el parabrisas la palabra "Cuilapam", solo debes pedirle que te deje en el ex-convento, el precio promedio de transporte por persona es de alrededor de 15 a 20 pesos, no más.
En cuanto a la entrada del lugar: en si no te cobran por estar en las afueras del ex convento, si gustas tener una experiencia completa y ver parte del interior (hay lugares restringidos) te costaría como 35-50 pesos mexicanos.
Disfruta tu estadía.
Written 26 April 2016
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