The top of the Torre Latinoamericana, completed in 1956 and while under construction a towering symbol of Mexican modernity. This is the view to the west, including the Torre Mayor, […]

Here are some of the pictures that Simeon Leland took of Mexico in 1950: Based on the clothing that people are wearing, his photos were probably taken in Oaxaca or Chiapas. […]

Well, Hurricane Dean hit the Yucatan, went across the gulf, and has now hit central Mexico, passing within 95 miles of Mexico City. Thus it has been raining here all day, […]

Teotihuacán, much of it was constructed between 100 and 650 AD, thus predating the more famous civilizations that the Spanish encountered. Teotihuacán, in fact, was a ruin when the Mexica […]

In the “preserved” colonial city of Taxco. (“Preserved” in quotations because it has grown, but government enforcement requires any new building to be constructed in style of the older structures […]

At the beach north of Veracruz. And at the ruins of Cempoala, The buildings here are relatively modest, but 500 years ago, they were apparently covered in plaster, and one […]

San Juan de Ulúa in Veracruz, where the base level is made of coral. Sometimes bits of wall have worn away, and the coral can be seen underneath. Other times it […]

Not just available – it’s the featured costume. Near Plaza Insurgentes.

Mariposa papalote at the Castillo de Chapultepec.