Places

By Ines Keane Ask five sources how tall the Pyramid of the Sun is and you get four answers. That […]

By Ines Keane Two places, one listing. That is the first thing to know about Oaxaca. UNESCO inscribed the “Historic

By Isla Quinn Willows. Water. A long flat boat with a name painted over its arch. That is the picture

By Ines Keane Start with the sound. UNESCO’s description of the reserve says that when the butterflies take flight they

By Ines Keane From the street it is almost nothing. A plain wall, a few small windows, a sign about

By Isla Quinn Seventy-four arches. That is the number every source agrees on, and it is nearly the only one.

By Ines Keane Almost every building in the old center of Morelia is made of the same stone, and that

By Isla Quinn Arches. Color. A wide brown river at the end of every street. That is the picture the

By Ines Keane Some cities were built on gold. Mérida was built, in large part, on rope. Wikipedia says the

By Ines Keane Four dates tell most of the story: 1633, 1663, 1685 and 1704. The first three are sacks