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Advertised in Maylasian guidebooks as “the oldest living rainforest on earth”, the ancient Taman Nagara rainforest has remained underdeveloped and little explored, an alluring destination for travelers that like the freedom to roam on muddy trails in thick foliage for hours without passing other tourists.
A fondness for the word “ancient” has been with me since childhood. It conjures images of ancestors humbled daily by natural phenomena, using primitive tools to solve life’s puzzles. In our human world, the still standing structures of past civilizations are regarded as ancient. However, when coming face to face with the far older wonders of the natural world, calling man made edifices “ancient” begins to feel absurd.
One of travel’s great powers is its ability to instantaneously redefine a word such as ancient.
The Visionary Sanctuary Of Atotonilco
Something Sacred Is Living In The Waters Of Atotonilco
The Sistine Chapel Of Mexico
Today, we are 11 kilometers northeast of San Miguel De Allende exploring the Sanctuary of Atotonilco.
There are dozens of towns, small and large throughout El Bajio, and in between them are hundreds of fascinating sites with their own strange stories to tell. Here we find Mesoamerican structures like the Pyramids of Cañada de la Virgen, ruins of Spanish Conquest like the abandoned mining town of Mineral de Pozas, and hundreds of awe-inspiring Baroque structures protected through the official Pueblo Magicos designation. A
The Visionary Sanctuary Of Atotonilco
COFFEE IN JAKARTA IS FLOURISHING
Despite a chaotic environment, Jakarta’s coffee scene is flourishing. In this article I explore the vast array of coffee available in the mega city. Visiting Cafe Batavia, Kopi Es Tak Kie, Jalan Surbaya and more, I explore how young entrepreneurs are introducing coffee’s third wave to Indonesia’s largest city.
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