Into The Arms Of America

Suggested itineraries for Guatemala

on August 10, 2019May 1, 2020 by Bas Guatemala

Don't feel like researching all the possibilities yourself? No problem. I obviously have many ideas what would be absolutely must-do's and must-sees on your trip to Guatemala. Wanna go for a ride? Where to start? Alright, this mainly depends how you arrive in the country. Most usual options are: By ... View Post

Tower structure in Las Pozas surrealist garden in Xilitla

Photos Xilitla

Las Pozas picture gallery

on September 5, 2019August 24, 2019 by Bas Xilitla, Mexico

Hidden in the rainforest, 200 miles north of Mexico City, the surrealist gardens of Las Pozas appear. A hidden gem, rarely visited by tourists, but a unique experience not to be missed. The gardens were constructed from the middle of the twentieth century onwards by British artist Edward James. He created ... View Post

Xilitla

Las Pozas: a surreal garden in the jungle

on July 24, 2019January 1, 2020 by Bas Xilitla, Mexico

There is a long list of books that are considered to be unfilmable. Too complicated to turn the writer's words into images. So can you turn crazy dreams into architecture, into stone? Las Pozas, the surrealist gardens in a remote village in Mexico, might be the affirmative answer to that. Nowadays ... View Post

Xela

Hiking Santa Maria volcano (and how to get lost)

on August 14, 2019August 24, 2019 by Bas Xela, Guatemala

How did I end up here? I am lying with my back down on Santa Maria volcano, surrounded by bushes and therefore hardly able to move. I am sweating like hell, finally giving my body a rest after several hours of climbing. And my mind is desperately racing to find ... View Post

Guadalajara

Orozco murals in Guadalajara: Shock and awe

on October 10, 2019December 31, 2021 by Bas Guadalajara, Mexico

There are flames emanating from the dome of the Hospicio Cabanas in Guadalajara. A man is being consumed by fire. But instead of trying to save him, visitors are looking enthralled. Because this masterpiece is, of course, the dark work of painter Jose Clemente Orozco, in what has been come ... View Post

Pyramid of the sun in Teotihuacan, blurred

Mexico City

Pyramids of Teotihuacan, the lost civilization

on July 28, 2019January 1, 2020 by Bas Mexico City, Mexico

How can a city be left behind? What causes a metropolis to loose its inhabitants? Why am I standing in a desert between Mexican hills, between the pyramids of Teotihuacan, wondering where all the people have gone? The details are beautiful. The walls, so grey and hurt by pollution that they ... View Post