The Amateur Traveler talks again to Photographer Ralph Velasco about the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Ralph was recently on assignment throughout Mexico but this region made the biggest impact on him. ...

The bastions at Campeche still look ready to protect this colonial Mexican city from pirates. They are one of the reasons that this city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Along the seaside in Playa del Carmen are a number of bars, including this one with very comfortable looking lounge chairs.

One of the unique aspects of the ruins at Coba in Mexico’s Yucatan is that there are three main sites and they are far enough apart that many visitors rent bikes to ...

This shot of the central cathedral in Compeche, Mexico is framed by one of the arches of the gazebo in the central square. This was not a photographic choice so much as ...

After the great pyramid of Chichen Itza, the second most iconic building is probably the observatory (El Caracol) used during the first period when the Mayan’s inhabited Chichen Itza. It was built ...

What is a better treat on a warm Summer day than colorful fresh fruit? OK, ice cream is the correct answer but this looks better.

This image was made just outside of Creel, Chihuahua, Mexico, considered to be the gateway to the Barrancas del Cobre, or Copper Canyon, in one of a few tiny settlements that are ...

The Mayan’s had not invented the rounded arch, as you can see in this passageway in the ruins of Coba, which made it harder to span a long space with a stone ...

At the top of this temple in Uxmal is a small structure that also represents the face of the rain god Chaac (sounds like “Chuck”). When you live in an area without ...