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Hiking the Rio Caliente in the Bosque de la Primavera Wilderness
Traversing the Rio Caliente, one of many crossings we made that day. A few months ago, I joined a group of other hikers to visit the Rio Caliente area of the Bosque de la Primavera (Forest of the...
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San Luis Potosí Part 1: Silver city on the frontier of the great northern...
Edificio Ipiña occupies the whole block forming the west side of the Plaza de los Fundadores. The building was named after Don Encarnación Ipiña who commissioned it in an attempt to recreate the famous...
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San Luis Potosí Part 2: The magnificent Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas is the most beautiful of San Luis Potosí's several lovely plazas. In Part 1 we visited Plaza de los Fundadores. Plaza de Armas is one block east of it on Avenida Venustiano Carranza. The...
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San Luis Potosí Part 3: The Metropolitan Cathedral of San Luis Rey
La Catedral Metropolitana de San Luis Rey glows in the late afternoon sun.The Catedral stands on the southeast corner of the Plaza de Armas, also known as the Plaza Principal. In this posting we'll...
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San Luis Potosí Part 4: The lovely & lively Plaza del Carmen
A large bronze fountain forms the centrepiece of the Plaza del Carmen. This lovely plaza lies two blocks east of Plaza de Armas on Calle Manuel José Othón. The first of those two blocks is another of...
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San Luis Potosí Part 5: The Marti Mansion and its Mask Museum
Wooden devil mask from the state of Michoacan. Carole and I have always been fascinated by the indigenous masks of Mexico, as well as the dances associated with them. In fact, we have assembled our own...
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San Luis Potosi Part 6: Masks of the Post-Conquest Era
Figure dressed for the Dance of the Moors and the Christians. Although the North African Moors were a brown-skinned people, indigenous mask makers in Mexico usually portray them with white faces....
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San Luis Potosí Part 7: The colonial-era displays of Museo del Virreinato
Beautifully crafted keys and locks on display at San Luis'Museo del Virreinato. This fine museum is devoted to the 300-year colonial period when Spain ruled Nueva España (today's Mexico). Carole and I...
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San Luis Potosí Part 8: The ornate Templo del Carmen
Inside the great dome of the Templo del Carmen. Any visit to San Luis's Plaza del Carmen should include a look at this ornate church. Of the great complex built by the Orden de Carmelitas Descalzos...
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The lush meadows and dramatic vistas of the Windy Point Trail
The blue ridges of the Sierra del Tigre stretch off toward the south west. Several years ago, Carole and I and some others visited a dramatic mirador (viewpoint) on top of a plateau on the South Shore...
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Windy Point Part 2: Pioneering a trail to Matty's PointThe view looking west from Windy Point. Just below, the ground drops off into a deep ravine that runs back into the face of the plateau's 1000...
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The serene, palm-lined beaches of Guerrero- Part 1: Playa Troncones
Surfers turn to face the large wave about to crash over them. A few weeks ago, in December of 2014, Carole and I decided to make our second visit to the Pacific Coast of Guerrero State. On our first...
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Aguascalientes Part 4: The Railroad Museum
An early 20th Century steam engine is displayed at Aguascaliente's Railroad Museum. The engine's nickname was "La Burrita" (the Little Burro). One of the many pleasant surprises during our short stay...
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Guerrero's coast Part 2: The unique pyramid at ancient Xihuacán
A broad staircase ascends nine stepped-platforms of Pyramid A. This is the only one of Xihuacán's many pyramids yet excavated. One of my goals when we re-visited the Zihuatanejo area was to return to...
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Guerrero Part 3: The laid-back lagoon and beach of Barra de Potosí
Kayaks rest on a sandy beach at Barra de Potosí's lagoon. In the upper right of the photo, a line of surf shows where the freshwater lagoon meets the Pacific Ocean. This was our second visit to Barra...
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Aguascalientes Part 6a: The unique National Museum of Death
Beautifully wrought Aztec Eagle Warrior, depicted as a skeleton in the Museum of Death. Although created by a modern artist, ancient Eagle Warriors would have appreciated the image. The House of...
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Panamá Part 1: The pre-hispanic people
This incense burner with double eagle heads is displayed at the Panamá Viejo museum. Panamá Viejo (Old Panama) was the first successful Spanish settlement in Panamá. It was founded in 1510 but now is...
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Panama Part 2: "Old Panamá", the early colonial city
A scale model recreation of Panamá Viejo is displayed in the nearby museum. To the right are the government buildings, situated on a small island just off the tip of the peninsula. Just left of center...
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Panamá Part 3: Casco Viejo, the city that replaced Panamá Viejo
Casco Viejo is the nickname of the city that replaced Panamá Viejo after its destruction. Following our visit to the ruin of Panamá Viejo and its museum (see Part 2 of this series), our next stop was...
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Hiking the Rio Caliente in the Bosque de la Primavera Wilderness
Traversing the Rio Caliente, one of many crossings we made that day. A few months ago, I joined a group of other hikers to visit the Rio Caliente area of the Bosque de la Primavera (Forest of the...
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