Pozos, Mexico
A wooden figure is among several such items in artist Beverly Skys home, which is part of Pozos twice-a-year art walks. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The Cinco Senores mine, now a ruin at the edge of Pozos, Mexico, was once one of the town’s top employers. Sometimes a modest admission fee is charged to tour the old mine sites, and sometimes not. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Galeria 6 is one of the several galleries and studios in the former ghost town. Most of the gallery’s sales, including abstract paintings and photography, are to American visitors and expats, and most of the art is the work of expats. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
At the Posada de las Minas inn and restaurant in Pozos, eight guest rooms surround a flower-filled courtyard dining area. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The Casa Mexicana in Pozos is a former cigar factory converted into a five-room hotel/restaurant/gallery. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Pozos resident Marco Antonio Sanchez demonstrates one of the pre-Hispanic musical instruments he makes and sells in his shop Camino de Piedra. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The Santa Brigida mine, now a ruin on the edge of Pozos, includes three towering stone ovens that resemble pyramids. Deep shafts are minimally marked, so its best to hire a guide if you go. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Calle Hidalgo, the main street in Pozos, leads past the town’s principal church and a public garden. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A Virgin Mary statue in the courtyard of the Posada de las Minas in Pozos is adorned with a single yellow flower. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The cantina at the Posada de las Minas includes a detailed mural of the surrounding landscape. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Mexican entrepreneurs and American expats have enlivened the walls of Pozos with startling colors. This shop sells pre-Hispanic musical instruments. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Calle Hidalgo, the main road of Pozos. It was born in 1576 as a mining town, and by the last years of the 19th century, the population in the town had reached 70,000. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Pozos resident and guide Marco Antonio Sanchez, seen through a cactus that has a cross shape carved out of it, snaps a picture at the ruins of the Cinco Senores mine. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
About 3,500 residents have begun filling the reclaimed ruins of Pozos with contemporary art. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
By the 1950s, some say, Pozos had shriveled to about 200 people. Now it has about 3,500. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
