Architecture
La Luz del Mundo uses the architecture of its temples to express its faith through symbolism and to attract potential converts. The church counts among its buildings a replica of a Mayan pyramid in Honduras, a mock Taj Mahal in Chiapas, Mexico, and a Greco-Roman inspired temple in Texas. Its flagship church is located in its headquarters in Hermosa Provincia. There are two smaller replicas of this temple being built: one in Anchorage, Alaska, and one in Chile, meant to symbolize "the northern and southern-most reach of the church's missionary efforts."
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