Haciendas are Mexico's version of the United States' Southern plantations: A throwback to a past era (some date to the 16th century) when wealthy families owned vast tracts of land and employed ...

A Spanish nobleman arriving at the gates of Temozón in the 17th century would have received a generous welcome. The sprawling estate was owned by Don Diego de Mendoza, descendant of the great ...

Hundreds of plantations once symbolised the peninsula's wealth but were abandoned in the 1950s after a sudden downturn of fortune. Over the years, the jungle has taken them back. (This year, we ...

Spain has its paradors and Portugal its pousadas. In Mexico, Jalisco tourism officials are hoping Americans who enjoy staying in such grand, historical buildings will be interested in their state's ...