I love OATs: Outdoors, Art & Travel
Right smack in the middle of a dense jungle the pyramids and temples of the mid-size Mayan ruins of Ek Balam soar above the canopy trees. The lost city of the Black Jaguar (or Star Jaguar, as some Mayans call it), which was at the top of its game around the late Classic period (600 …
Back in the days when the great city of Uxmal was a power stronghold in the Mayan world people in its streets must have walked proud and tall. Wow, look at our squares, look at our palaces, look at our pyramids. Man, we rock! They must have thought their kingdom would rule forever. Royalty may …
Wow, what a view! That’s it, we’ve found our place… must have said the Zapotects when they stood at the top of “The Hill of the Jaguar”. A place that would be known later as the Monte Albán ruins. This UNESCO World Heritage Site was the first planned settlement in America (by the year 200 …
In the land of fabulous arts and crafts, Oaxaca is king. The rich culture of the region has been brewing for centuries, from the time when the Zapotecs and Mixtecs adorned their temples with sculptures and paintings and their dead with gold and turquoises. By the second half of the 18th century, Antequera, the former …
The Laurel Highlands region is the whole package when it comes to planning a trip to satisfy your hunger for nature, art, and design. The rolling hills of Southwestern Pennsylvania are the backdrop and enclave for several houses designed by the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. His work exemplifies the fusion of architecture and …
No matter how creative we all can be, we all need a booster shot of inspiration every now and then. You can take it by walking through a beautiful town or a nature preserve, by looking at different art media, or by working side by side with other artists and feeding on the collective energy. …
