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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Xilitla

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Xilitla, Mexico

Updated October 26, 2021

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Las Pozas

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Las Pozas

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

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Leonora Carrington Museum

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.
Hallway of the hotel.

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Posada el Castillo

The former home of surrealist Edward James, who gave Xilitla its main attraction.
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Rappelling into the cave

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Sótano de las Golondrinas (Cave of Swallows)

The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.
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“El Huracán de la Sierra” (Hurricane of the Sierra)

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"El Huracán de la Sierra" (Hurricane of the Sierra)

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