Abandoned in Mexico

This now-abandoned shopping center in Playa del Carmen was built to resemble a medieval European castle.

This rural island is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine.

A former travertine mine traces the geological history of this unique desert filled with crystalline blue pools.

Past the hills and beyond the graveyard, this church feels extremely out of place.

According to legend, this hacienda was abandoned because of a curse.

Built 1,500 years ago, this abandoned Mesoamerican city is surrounded by a natural wall made of outstanding rock formations.

Pause in an abandoned hydroelectric station, now overrun with wildlife, to consider a thought-provoking poem.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

This once-abandoned mansion is now a dreamy event space.

Murals made with millions of colorful stones adorn the abandoned building.

Discarded animal sculptures stand forgotten by an abandoned aquarium and water park in Bosque de Chapultepec.

This abandoned convent keeps the tomb of a legendary beheaded princess.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.