Andrew A. Midkiff Photography

Taxco is associated with silver, both with the mining of it and other metals and for the crafting of it into jewelry. Today, mining is no longer a mainstay of the city's economy. The city's reputation for silver work, along with its picturesque homes and surrounding landscapes, have made tourism the main economic activity. The  Parish of Santa Prisca y San Sebastían , commonly referred to as the Santa Prisca Church, is located on the east side of the main plaza of Taxco, and is one of the few Baroque buildings in the state of Guerrero. It was built between 1751 and 1758 by José de la Borda who had made a fortune in the silver mines surrounding the town.                                                         Monumental Christ in Atachi Hills   The town is filled w...

Perched atop a sheer ridge, 1,800 feet above the town of Malinalco sits one of Mexico 's most mystical Aztec sites, where Aztec warriors made blood sacrifices to appease the Gods, the archaeological zone known as Cuauhtinchan. This is the remains of Cuauhcalli, the House of Eagles the cave temple.  Cuauhcalli was carved directly into the hillside and is the only known monolithic temple built in this style by the Aztec. The site sits upon the peak of the Cerro de los Idolos which overlooks the entire town of Malinalco a little over 70 miles south-west of Mexico City . At the entrance of the House of Eagles are the remains of statues that were carved out of the rock-face. The builders carved out a large circular enclosure, with a bench running around the wall which features a carved jaguar where the Aztec knights were initiated into the order through sacred ceremonies. The cuauhxicalli was a stone vessel used by the Aztec to hold hum...