La Cueva de los Monos in the Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve is considered by some to be Jalisco’s most beautiful cave, but hard to reach.
Stories by John Pint
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The mortar makers of San Lucas: 600 years of experience makes all the difference
Some 300 local people follow the longstanding tradition of transforming hard basalt rock into practical appliances as well as works of art.
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Computer programmer uses information technology to help save forests
Computer simulations using artificial intelligence show how erosion from rainfall can affect forests and how to prevent it.
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Discover another world inside Guanajuato’s curious Parangueo Crater
A 400-meter tunnel leads to an enormous, shimmering white crater that was once a lake. It’s like walking on another planet.
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Fans of abstract art can find it in a gallery in the woods of Jalisco
Jalisco’s Center for the Study and Diffusion of Non-Figurative Art — or CIANF — was born in a private home in the rustic community of Pinar de la Venta.
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Search for the birthplace of tequila leads to impressive 18-century distillery
Many distilleries used to operate around Amatitán near Guadalajara, but the remains are difficult to locate.
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Exploring Amatitán, Jalisco, the town that made tequila famous
The small town of Amatitán is not designated a Pueblo Mágico but every visit seems to yield something curious and interesting.
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Beauty and peace at the spectacular monoliths of El Diente, a forest of rocks
The hills above the little town of Río Blanco are covered with a curious forest consisting not of trees but of hundreds of huge, smooth, rocky spires.
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An interview with Ilse Hable, Guadalajara’s popular plein air painter
The most recent works of the Austrian-born artist are currently on display at the Jalisco Chamber of Commerce in Guadalajara.
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Cerro del Teúl in Zacatecas: 1-kilometer trail through 18 centuries of history
Archaeological site considered important because it was occupied continuously for 17 to 19 centuries is now open to the public.
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Enjoy swimming, diving and watersliding at natural water park in Jalisco
The Comala Cascades are three spectacular waterfalls hidden away in the woods near the town of Comala with pools, places for diving and even a waterslide.
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Workaway volunteers come from around the world to work at Jalisco ranch
Exchanging a few hours of work for accommodations and food opens new horizons for youth — or retirees, for that matter.
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Ceboruco: roadrunners, pumas and glorious views from a smoldering crater
A beautiful long meadow with white wisps rising from fumaroles, bathing the hillside in steam day and night, makes a great place to camp.
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Colombofilia, a forgotten sport dear to the heart of many Mexicans
While the media are forever filled with chatter about futbol and béisbol, there is another sport dear to the heart of many which rarely ever makes the news.
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At Hacienda El Carmen you can step back into the Mexico of the 1700s
They raise sugar cane and corn on the 160-acre farm and a huge, modern greenhouse supplies all the vegetables served in the gourmet restaurant.
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Who needs batteries: pumped storage ‘lake battery’ planned for Baja California
Solar energy by its nature it leaves a certain problem: it generates no energy at night, meaning it must be stored. That’s where pumped storage comes in.
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Río Caliente, Jalisco’s hot river, most popular attraction of Bosque la Primavera
The river is born deep inside a canyon where it literally boils out of the walls, a testimony to the continuing presence of magma deep beneath the surface.
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Crocodiles live the good life in Jalisco sanctuary, the biggest in Mexico
The sanctuary is located in La Manzanilla, covers some 264 hectares and has a population of 400 to 500 American crocodiles.
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Artisans in Las Navajas create sophisticated sculptures from obsidian
Jalisco craftspeople transform rough chunks of the natural volcanic glass into creations of all kinds in their workshop near Guadalajara.
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La María, Colima: a crater lake with a view
La María is a crater lake in Colima, an enchanting, hidden-away place where you can enjoy a fireworks show of a sort at night.
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La Perla Records & Books in Guadalajara: a passion for great literature and music
Gerry Smith knows books and ‘Bola’ Domene knows music. Together they offer what might be the biggest and best used book and record shop in Latin America.
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A visit to Guadalajara’s Bosque Urbano, Latin America’s largest tree farm
Bosque Urbano is the name of a huge nursery in the northwest of the city and responsible for the planting of thousands of trees per week.
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The fish with the Mona Lisa smile faces extinction due to loss of habitat
The axolotl lpopulation in Lake Xochimilco — where they had thrived in pre-Hispanic times — dropped from 6,000 per square kilometer in 1998 to only 35 in 2014.
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The Mexican maple forest that time forgot — and amazed botanists
In a hidden-away arroyo in Jalisco, botanists were amazed to see not just one maple tree but a whole woods full of them, an ancient fir-maple-conifer cloud forest.
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Maru Toledo’s cooking school is rescuing colonial and pre-Hispanic cuisine
Maru Toledo, an award-winning cook, culinary researcher, radio personality and author of at least 20 cookbooks, keeps old techniques alive.