Monday, February 3, 9:30am-6:30pm
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$3500 / $185 USD

Photo/Writing Excursion to Pozos

Escape from the City:

Photo & Writing Excursion to Mineral de Pozos
Bring your camera and your pen! Internationally acclaimed, globe-trotting documentary photographer and author, Alison Wright, will lead the way for a day of photographing the legendary ruins and remains, and contemporary charm of Mineral de Pozos.

A mere one-hour drive from San Miguel de Allende, Pozos was born in 1576 as a silver mining town that grew to a population of 70,000, peaking from the 1880s until 1910, when industry was interrupted by the Mexican Revolution and later by massive floods and a steep decline in the value of silver. In the 1950s, the near ghost town, pueblo fantasma in Spanish, had shrunk to 200 residents. For the last decade or more, Pozos has attracted a new wave of interest and residents. Valued for the spectacular beauty and light of the high desert, artists, photographers and others are finding their way to Pozos.
From VisitMexico.com: In the middle of the semi-desert, with a landscape covered with mesquite trees, stands Pozos. With a mining history that has become the emblem of this cozy town, everyone who visits the ruins is filled with amazement. It is a town that has revived like the legendary bird...

Alison Wright has traveled to over 150 countries documenting endangered cultures while covering issues concerning the human condition. She has published ten books and was recently named a “National Geographic Traveler of the Year” as someone who travels "with a sense of passion and purpose." She is a recipient of the Dorothea Lange Award in Documentary Photography, a two-time winner of the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award, an Explorers Club Fellow, and was awarded “The Most Compelling Woman in the Travel Industry, 2014” by Premier Traveler magazine.

Alison’s photography is represented by the National Geographic Image Collection and she has been published in numerous magazines including National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Islands and Smithsonian.

Alison’s life was nearly cut short during a devastating bus accident on a remote jungle road in Laos. Her best-selling memoir, “Learning to Breathe; One Woman’s Journey of Spirit and Survival”, chronicles her inspirational story of survival, the years of rehabilitation, and her ongoing determination to recover and continue traveling the world as an intrepid visual storyteller.

This unique outing includes round trip transportation by private shuttle, instruction, and lunch at La Mina Restaurant in La Villa de Pozos Boutique Hotel. Light snacks and bottled water are included. Please dress comfortably and in layers.

The tour will be co-led by Maia Williams, co-director of the international San Miguel Writers’ Conference and Literary Festival (Feb 12-16, 2020).
It is limited to 10 participants; please reserve your ticket today, via email: wownowmx@gmail.com.

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