A rooftop view in Alamos. What else could you call it but a "roofscape"? index.html roofscape_alamos The view across a brick wall towards the mountains surrounding Alamos. index.html brick_wall_and_mountain_range The top of the church tower in Alamos framed by old walls index.html church_tower_and_walls Going cheap, some not-so-prime real estate near the Mirador in Alamos, Mexico. index.html cheap_realestate_for_sale_mexico An old wooden house falling apart in Alamos. index.html tumble_down_house A landscape framed by a barbed-wire fence in Alamos. index.html barbed_wire_fence_landscape A masonary angel sits in front of the gate to the house in Alamos. index.html angel The devil and Christmas? In the case of Mexico, yes! Around Christmas, religious plays are presented called Las Pastorelas. Part of the story involves the devil who attempts to tempt the Three Wise Men from their quest of following the star heralding the birth of Christ. index.html pastorelas_devil A shrien to the Virgin of Guadalupe (Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) in the front of a house in Alamos. index.html Nuestra_Se_ora_de_Guadalupe A chapel dedicated to Santa Eduwiges at the side of the highway passing through the Sonoran Desert in Mexico. index.html santa_eduwiges A collection of religious objects decorate the altar in the chapel dedicated to Santa Eduwiges in the Sonoran Desert of Mexico. index.html santa_eduwiges_altar The central square in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico. index.html alamos_central_square_2 The central square in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico. index.html alamos_central_square The guests at a wedding socialize in front of the Alamos church. index.html mexican_wedding_guests The kids wait in the back of the truck while mom does the shopping at a store on the main street of Navajoa, Sonora, Mexico. index.html children_in_back_of_truck Christmas decorations span the main street of Navajoa, Sonora, Mexico. index.html christmas_decorations Portrait of the family's matriarch. index.html nana A portrait of an uncle in his Sunday-Best including cowboy hat. index.html man_wearing_cowboy_hat A portrait of cousin Tony. index.html young_mexican_man Travelers palm in the courtyard of the Hotel Los Tesoros in Alamos. Despite its name, the plant is a member of the strelitziaceae or bird of paradise family. Native to Madagascar. index.html travelers_palm The "travelers palm" in the courtyard of the Hotel Los Tesoros in Alamos, Mexico index.html ravenala_madagascariensis Study of a cactus index.html cacuts Red bouganvillea frames a doorway in Alamos. index.html red_bouganvillea The old Alamos home of Mexican filmstar Maria Felix was lovingly restored by Canadian ex-pat Lynda. Included in the renovations were some guesthouses which are available for rent. See http://www.alamosmexico.com/casafelix/. index.html Maria_Felix_House The courtyard of the Case de Maria Felix in Alamos. index.html casa_de_maria_felix