Ex-Hacienda de Cortés

The 16th C. Hacienda of San Antonio Atlacomulco, now called the Ex-Hacienda de Cortés, was one of the most important sugar mills of the colonial era.

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A Tropical Garden

The trials and tribulations of attempting to cultivate a tropical garden in an oceanfront environment in Mexico…

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Borda Gardens

Built by Don Jose de la Borda, the Borda gardens and museum are found in Cuernavaca’s downtown core, just across from the Cathedral on Avenida Morelos.

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Las Pozas, Xilitla

Site chosen by Englishman Edward James for the building of an astounding showcase of surrealistic structures in the lush jungles of this coffee-growing region of north-eastern Mexico.

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Taninul Resort

Taninul: “Place where the waters rise” — an unusual resort hotel run by the sugar-workers union offering access to a pool fed by a natural sulphur spring with spa facilities, tennis courts and tranquility Taninul, originally a sugar-producing hacienda, was taken over in 1986 by the Sugar Workers Union and opened as a hotel. This 700 acre reserve is located in the lushness of the tropical Huasteca Potosina . The Hotel itself is a sprawling stone structure of 130 rooms.

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