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It makes sense that this airport, serving one of Mexico's most artistic cities, also doubles as a gallery.

This altarpiece isn't a gilded baroque work taken from a church, but rather a recreation where everything (even the fence and lock) are made of paper and cardboard.

These "antimonuments" confront the Mexican authorities by memorializing the most troubling events in the country's modern history.

This great tree was gifted to Monterrey in 1996, the 400th anniversary of the city's foundation.

Rock extracted from this former quarry is responsible for Oaxaca's nickname of "Green Antequera."

See the streets of Siem Reap light up with themed paper puppets.

Remainders of the defenses established at the start of the previous era in Thai history

You can take the metro between these two stations, or you can walk the underground bookstore-lined passageway that connects them

A metro station dedicated to the long relations between Mexico and Ethiopia, with an equivalent in Addis Ababa

Monterrey's take on the "Speakers' Corner" was set up as an open space for freedom of expression in 1985

A statue of a man using a bone as a javelin and a divisive former monument to Mexican rock are just some of the unique features of this park

The art on the walls of the Mexican Electricians' Syndicate pulls no punches in its messages against capitalism and authoritarianism

This modernist church features an impressively tall mural

The 21st century revival of one of the Olympic Games' oldest traditions, and its legacy.

This elevated footbridge has become a focal point for planespotting in Mexico City.

When the wood used in the town's alebrijes crafts started to threaten the copal tree's sustainability, this reserve was set up in response.

A small square that sheds its troubled recent history with its surrounding artworks, some of which are not without controversy.

Featured in a Hollywood film, this church is a monumental example of mid-century art deco architecture.

Legend says that these centuries-old trees, which pre-date their nearby church, were planted by monks.

This aqueduct with 18th-century origins is integrated into modern life in various ways in Oaxaca.

A diverse collection from all over Chiapas, gathered by a philanthropist during his activism in the state.

In a town defined by its incredible trees, having a shrine in one just makes sense.

The Vietcong leader isn’t the only symbol of late 20th-century counterculture represented in this statue.

The diversity of the state of Oaxaca is represented in this fountain.