Showing posts with the label Mexico

World’s Most Beautiful And Outstanding Piers

Jan 20, 2016

Piers were originally built for the purpose of getting people and cargo from the boat to the shore without getting their feet wet, before th...

Progreso Pier, The World’s Longest

Oct 6, 2015

The port city of Progreso, in the Mexican state of Yucatán, boasts of the longest pier in the world. Built with reinforced concrete, the pie...

Crested Saguaro Cactus

Aug 24, 2015

The giant saguaro cactus is a universal symbol of the American west. These plants are native to only a small region of southern Arizona, the...

A Hidden Beach in Marieta Islands Formed by Military Bombing

Feb 21, 2015

Marieta Islands are a group of small uninhabited islands a few miles off the coast of Nayarit, in Mexico. Ever since the islands was labelle...

The Cave Pearls of Gruta de las Canicas

Feb 16, 2015

Cave pearls are small, spherical calcite formations the size of marbles that are formed by the concentric deposition of calcium salts around...

The Tree of Tule

Feb 3, 2015

El Árbol del Tule, Spanish for “The Tree of Tule”, is a mighty Montezuma cypress located in the town center of Santa María del Tule in the M...

Mexican Venice: The Island of Mexcaltitán

Nov 13, 2014

Mexcalitán is a small village on an island located in one of the lakes in the estuaries north of San Blas, in the municipality of Santiago I...

The Island of Janitzio

Nov 5, 2014

Isla de Janitzio is one of the five islands of Lake Pátzcuaro in the state of Michoacán, in Mexico. The picturesque island is popular among ...

Paricutin, The Volcano That Grew Out Of A Cornfield

Aug 20, 2014

Rarely do volcanologist get to watch the birth, growth, and death of a volcano. Paricutin provided such an opportunity. Paricutin is a cinde...

Oscar Ruíz’s Aerial Photos of Mexico’s Rich And The Poor

Aug 19, 2014

In an effort to draw attention to community development program in low-income areas, Mexican bank Banamex launched an advertising campaign t...