Places Jorge Lomonaco Wants to Go

In the 16th century, a Franciscan monk pulled off a construction miracle by building a Roman-style aqueduct to save the town of Otumba, Mexico, from certain death.

Warm water springs inside an astounding canyon.

Legend says this tiny ancient island is the lost ancestral homeland of the Aztecs.

After becoming locally extinct, this esteemed avian now flies free in the forests around the ancient ruins.

A hacienda that features all things uniquely Yucatán.

Inside the cloister of the Temple of San Juan Bautista is a ceiling decorated with gold Baroque illustrations.

A unique walk through hundreds of cactus plants, including some that stretch over 8 feet tall.

This exquisite example of early colonial architecture remains unfinished almost 500 years after construction began.

The Acropolis of this little-visited Mayan archaeological site offers great views of Chiapas’s Lake District.

The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.

The jewel of western Mexico's archaeological legacy is this tiered circular pyramid now covered in grass.

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

This 16th-century pole was once used in brutal public executions.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

This abandoned fortress still stands guard over the Guadiana River despite a history of warfare.

This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

A fortress off the West coast of Portugal that dates back to 1502.