Who Wants to go to Las Pozas?
Henry Griffin, screenwriting professor for San Miguel this summer, sent me this link to an article in the New York Times about Las Pozas. Las Pozas is, according to Lonely Planet Mexico, “a bizarre but beautiful concatention of concrete temples, pagodas, bridges,
pavilions, sculptures, and spiral stairways - built adjacent to a series of waterfalls.” All of which I found highly intriguing. Might be fun to go visit this place, built by Edward James, an English surrealist and eccentric, who “bankrolled the publications of poems by John Betjeman, and supported Dylan Thomas for awhile” as well as working with artists like Salvador Dali. Apparently, Las Pozas was supposed to be his recreation of the Garden of Eden, and was, at one time, filled with orchids and exotic flowers in addition to the sculpture. James died in 1984, and the palce has been left to wither away for much of that time, although now, it seems, efforts to preserve and revive it are underway. Las Pozas is easily reached from Xilitla - which shouldn’t be a bad trip from San Miguel. I’m thinking, free travel weekend?
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