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| The west face of the town church. |
The church of La Unión de Tula is not only the town's icon but represents the towns heart. Located in the central plaza, the towering twin towers can be seen for miles from the surrounding hills and pueblos. The bells within the twin towers announce, the time of day,
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| Children play with the bell rope on the South side of the church. (Click on image to see a full size photo.) |
masses, weddings and other town events. Often the town bells also announce the presence of mischievous kids playing with the bell ropes. They do this just as kids from generation after generation have rang the bells during play when they too were growing up in La Unión de Tula.
If you think about it, kids have been ringing this bell since the churchs construction in the year XXXX.
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| The main Pastor conducting a wedding in front of the church. |
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| The Pastor's assistant (unknown name). He assisted us greatly in obtaining these photographs of the church. |
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| A Bells' view of La Unión de Tula |
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| The churchs' twin bell towers overlook La Unión de Tula like a guardian. |
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| One of the larger church bells mounted within the tower |
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| Rear view from the roof of the bell towers. |
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| Intricate tile and brick work on the roof make up one of several domes constructed on the roof of the church. |
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| View of the church roof |
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| View of two cats playing on the church roof. (The pastor's assistant followed by my daring photographic assistant George Meza.) | The abandoned church 'Cerrito de la Cruz' overlooks Union de Tula and the surrounding farmland. |
To view pictures of the church interior, click the link below...
Interior Views of the church!
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