Alebrijes from Oaxaca
Beautiful and Whimsical Mexican Art Sculptures Made from Copal Wood
The valley surrounding Oaxaca is known for archaeological sites and a variety of artistic handicrafts. The most stunning are the intricately painted wooden alebrijes. Tourists have no trouble finding reason to visit Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca. Wildlife, archaeological wonders, unique handicrafts and a mixed culture resistant to modernization draw visitors from around the world....
Estero Del Yugo
Mazatlan's First Class Bird Watching
Mexico is a premium destination for birders, and guided trips are popular across the country. Less well known is that great birding exists in resort locations as well… Mazatlan, about nine hundred miles south of the United States, is one of Mexico’s favored year-round destinations for American tourists. This jewel of the Pacific...
The Boojum Trees of Mexico’s Baja California
Strange Endemic Plants Cover 250 Miles of Mexico's Baja Peninsula
Boojum trees are one of many reasons for tourists to visit the eight-hundred mile long peninsula below California, site of Mexico’s two most western states. The Boojum (Fouquieria columnaris) was named in 1922 by a botanical explorer from Tucson, Godfrey Sykes, who adopted the name from a Lewis Carroll’s fictional character in The Hunting of...
Kayaking San Carlos in Sonora, Mexico
Choice of Bays, Open Ocean, Perfect for Beginners or Skilled Kayakers
Sitting on the Sea of Cortez, San Carlos offers tourists abundant reasons to visit. Multiple bays, coves and open water provide excellent kayaking for all skill levels. Just twelve miles northwest of the deep- water port of Guaymas, San Carlos is a year-round destination for tourists seeking sunshine and sparkling ocean. Available water sports include...
Tour Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Preserve
Michoacán El Rosario Mountain Sanctuary is a Magical Experience… The present Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve was established in 2000, and consists of more than 138,000 acres of high mountain area along the border between the states of Michoacán and Mexico. More than 150 million Monarch butterflies from North America winter in this area, which can...
