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JAWS ??? No, this is not a scene from a horror movie. But a watery disaster nevertheless. In the 1960s, the Rio Tequisistlan w...

In the colonial era, water management was designed to sustain and enhance life in the local mission and the community. However, modern, l...

In an earlier post, we described the aqueduct and fountains of the city of Oaxaca . As a follow up we look at the less complex but earli...

Los Arcos del Sitio (photograph courtesy of Niccolo Brooker) We cannot leave our review of Mexico's aqueducts without mentioning ...

As we saw in our earlier post , Jalisco is notable for its numerous large haciendas, many of which date back to colonial times. Originall...

The exhibit is now up and running!  Entitled  Junípero Serra in Mexico: Five Missions in the Sierra Gorda de Querétaro , the show can be...

  Junípero Serra in Mexico  Five Missions in the Sierra Gorda de Querétaro statue of Junípero Serra (Santa Cruz de Querétaro) Twe...