A forgotten 400-year old church has emerged from receding waters in Mexico

The remains of a mid-16th century church known as the Temple of Santiago is visible from

 the surface of the Grijalva River (Picture: AP/David von Blohn)

The church also goes by the Temple of Quechula (Picture: AP/David von Blohn)

The church was built over 400-years ago (Picture: AP/David von Blohn)

The structure probably never had a dedicated priest (Picture: AP/David von Blohn)

No biggie, but a Colonial-era church has emerged from receding waters in Mexico

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Leonel Mendoza fishes every day in a reservoir surrounded by forest and mountains in the

southern Mexico state of Chiapas
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But in recent days, he has been ferrying curious passengers out to see the remains of a

colonial-era church that has emerged from the receding waters.

Pretty impressive, right?

A drought this year means the level of the Grijalva River, which flows into the

Nezahualcoyotl reservoir, has dropped by 25 meters (82 feet).

It is the second time a drop in the reservoir has revealed the church since it was flooded

when the dam was completed in 1966. In 2002, the water was so low visitors could walk

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inside the church.

‘The people celebrated. They came to eat, to hang out, to do business. I sold them fried fish

. They did processions around the church,’ Mendoza recalled.

4:30 AM