Feb. 8-10, 2006 - Zacatecas City, Zacatecas, Mexico

These are photos from Zacatecas City in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico, where I recently attended a North American Crane Conference. It was a wonderful meeting, with the chance to interact with biologists from Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Cuba, and even Germany.


And Zacatecas is a wonderful city! It’s located in the Mexico Highlands, with a wonderful mild climate for much of the year. It’s a very friendly, clean, and safe city, with many famous museums and lovely parks. But, the history is what is really amazing...

Zacatecas was settled in the 16th century, and around every corner of the winding Spanish colonial brick streets there is treasure—an old church, a stone wall inlaid with local minerals, a stately government building, even a silver mine dating from the 1500s. Our conference was held in the Rafael Coronel Museum, which is housed in a convent built in 1593!! 1593!! It makes the Texas history that Abby is studying seem like current events.


Anyway, here are some photos of a very lovely city—one that I’d love to revisit with the entire family one day…