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The town of Concorida is not located on the ocean, but inland from the Pacific Ocean on the western edge of Mexico. It is very historic and a lovely place to visit. It was built in the early days and was quite thriving for its mining industry.
CONCORDIA has many colonial homes and small shops that are situated around the town square. Also on the square in the most important historical monument, the San Sebastian Church with its beautiful columns, buttresses, and stone gargoyles. A unique feature of the angel statues surrounding the cathedral -- the Spaniards had originally built this church and when Mexico defeated Spain, the local townspeople cut the heads off all the statues at the church to show their victory over the Spaniards. Also, it should be noticed that the alcoves around the church that typically hold statues of the saints -- these are all empty. Since the saints were all European and placed there by the Spaniards, the Mexican townspeople removed them all.
Concordia is extremely well known for all the small factory businesses that handcraft colonial style wooden furniture. Rocking chairs in all styles, shapes, and sizes can be found in abundance. The town square even features a huge, over-size rocking chair as a sort of monument. |