Located in Juluchuca, near Acapulco in Mexico, the Playa Viva resort is a tiny haven surrounded by palm trees on one side and the ocean on the other. The resort is also home to a stunning, cylindrical treehouse that boasts impressive eco-friendly credentials. Fashioned out of locally-sourced bamboo, the solar-powered structure features an unusual design…
Here at HEXAPOLIS, we have dedicated several pages on bizarre creatures that are at the same time strangely memorable. With the exception of a post on China's artificially modified fruits and vegetables, like the human baby-shaped pears and square melons, our focus has largely remained confined to fascinatingly exotic land and sea animals. Until now, that…
Archaeologists working in Mexico have recently discovered the skeletal remains of a woman, with ornate, stone-encased teeth and alien-like skull. Dating back around 1,600 years, the bone fragments were uncovered in the town of San Juan Evangelista, located close to the ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan approximately 48 km (or 30 miles) from the country's…
If you like the idea of dining in the midst of nature, you might want to take a look at the stunning Copper Canyon Cocktail Bar in Mexico. Conceived by the innovators at Tall Arquitectos, this conceptual structure is unlike anything you have ever seen. Perched precariously on top a cliff, the cantilevered bar/restaurant offers…
After 13 long years, a 400-year old church in Mexico has gloriously resurfaced, after being submerged in reservoir waters since 2002. This 'surfacing' scenario alludes to a special kind of magnificence, given the imposing dimensions of the actual building which pertains to 61 m x 14 m or 854 sq m (200 ft x 43…
The world is home to many strange, and creepy, places, like the incredibly scary La Isla de Las Muñecas island in Mexico. Located along the remote Teshuilo Lake in the Xochimilco canals, the Island of the Dolls is, as its name suggests, an island filled with over 1,500 mutilated dolls. Hanging from the branches of…