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Splendid China

Splendid China was a theme park in near Orlando, Florida. It opened in 1993 and closed on December 31, 2003. It was a sister park to the Splendid China in Shenzhen, China, and cost $100 million to build. It was a 75-acre (30 ha) miniature park with more than 60 replicas at a one-tenth scaleContinue reading “Splendid China”

Saint Elmo, Colorado

Photos from my retro photo album titled: Colorado, August 2007. Founded in 1880, Saint Elmo sits at an elevation of 9,961 feet (3,036 m). Nearly 2,000 people settled in this town when mining for gold and silver started. The mining industry started to decline in the early 1920s, and in 1922 the railroad discontinued service. ItContinue reading “Saint Elmo, Colorado”

Tumacacori

Images from this month’s retro photo album titled Tumacacori Feb 26, 2007. Founded by Kino in January, 1691, mission San Cayetano de Tumacácori was the first mission to be located in what is now Arizona. Originally located on the east side of the Santa Cruz River, the mission moved – following a nearby rebellion inContinue reading “Tumacacori”

Chichen Itza

Here is an excerpt from my chapter about Chichen Itza from Time Traveled: Chichen Itza rose to power several hundred years earlier than Tulum, and it, too, owed its existence to the presence of water. However, unlike Tulum, Chichen Itza sat nowhere near a beach but instead resided inland between two large cenotes. We currentlyContinue reading “Chichen Itza”

Cancun

This month’s retro photo album is called “Cancun, Jan 11 – Feb 15, 2007.” I used a terrible point-and-shoot camera back then and the pictures are of rather low quality, but I like looking back and seeing what I was trying to capture. I am fascinated by archaeological ruins. I love imagining what life must have beenContinue reading “Cancun”

The Romans Were Here

The Vesuna Temple was constructed in 2 AD. The only remaining part is the “cella” which is the sacred part that only the priest was allowed to enter. The tower is 27 meters high. Much of the tower was removed and the stone used in other buildings before it was protected in the 19th century.Continue reading “The Romans Were Here”

Salton Sea

A trip to California’s failed Paradise, circa 2012. I personally have no explanation as to why I wanted to go to the Salton Sea so bad other than I wanted to go there and photograph whatever there was to experience. It turned out that there wasn’t much there at all to take pictures of, andContinue reading “Salton Sea”