The facade
Orange and gold.
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The Mission of Santiago de Jalpan is one of five Franciscan missions built in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro, Mexico, between 1750 and 1760, standing in the centre of the town of Jalpan de Serra. The missions are credited to Junípero Serra, who later founded the most important missions in California. The five missions became a World Heritage Site in 2003 as an example of architectural and stylistic unity and one of the finest examples of popular New Spain Baroque. The Sierra Gorda lies on a branch of the Sierra Madre Oriental. The church front is a rich orange and gold, densely worked in carved stucco and crowned by a two-tier bell tower, with white arcades beside it facing a broad plaza. Green forested hills surround the town. The mission is a working church at the heart of town, so dress modestly and respect service times. The mountain road continues to the other four missions in nearby villages.
Orange and gold.
White arches.
On the mountain road.
Jalpan de Serra, Querétaro, Mexico
Yes.
Five.