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| Sculptures in Las Pozas, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. |
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Las Pozas is near the village of Xilitla, San Luis Potosí. The natural beauty of Xilitla inspired eccentric English artist Edward James to create Las Pozas (the Pools), a garden in a subtropical rainforest just outside the town of Xilitla.
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| Sculptures in Las Pozas, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. |
It includes more than 80 acres (32 ha) of natural waterfalls and pools interspersed with towering surrealist sculptures in concrete. James' objective was to create a "Garden of Eden" at Las Pozas.
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| Waterfalls in Las Pozas, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. |
Between 1949 and 1984, James built scores of surreal concrete structures with names like The House on Three Floors Which Will in Fact Have Five or Four or Six, The House with a Roof like a Whale, and The Staircase to Heaven.
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| Sculptures in Las Pozas, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. |
There were also plantings and beds full of tropical plants, including orchids — there were, apparently, 29,000 at Las Pozas at one time — and a variety of small casas (homes), niches, and pens that held exotic birds and wild animals from the world over—James owned many exotic animals.
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| Sculptures in Las Pozas, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. |
Massive sculptures up to four stories tall punctuate the site. The many trails throughout the garden site are composed of steps, ramps, bridges and narrow, winding walkways that traverse the valley walls. Construction of Las Pozas cost more than $5 million.
The above pictures were taken by Gary, KGH
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