Las Pozas: A Surrealist Wonderland Hidden in the Jungles of Mexico Benjamin Starr - Visual News
go to original January 3, 2014

Monty Don visits Las Pozas, Edward James' surreal garden in Xilitla, Mexico. (D. Mudster)

Hidden in the rainforest of Mexico is a bizarre collection of cement buildings that would make any surrealist happy. Built over a 20 year period by the eccentric artist Edward James, the 20 acre site features over 36 towering structures – from concrete suspension bridges to bamboo like pavilions. If there’s one thing to go on your “visit in 2014 list,” this is it.

Born into considerable wealth and privilege in Edwardian England, it was in Mexico, that he found his true love in the site that would be called Las Pozas. Here he spent his time with his close companion Plutarco Gastelum, a Yaqui Indian, designing and building the wild structures that you see above. You can learn more about Edward James, and how you can visit this fascinating site, here.

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