locations in Mexico?

[Gregory]

hi all.

a project I'm working on is sending me to Mexico for 10+ weeks. we'll spend most of our time in Durango, approximately 980km from Mexico City. we will have a few multi-day breaks during the schedule and I'd like to go on one or two photography safaris so to speak.

although my friend might be more interested in landscapes than anything else, I'm not. I'm also interested in people scenes (markets, etc) and animal photography.

my friend shoots B&W middle- and large-format film. my weapon of choice is a Mark III.

any suggestions?

sincerely,
Gregory

[Lisa Nikodym]

Sort of landscapes...
The ancient city of Teotihuacan is on the outskirts of Mexico City, and is *very* impressive.  Here's a link to a photo of mine of it, so you can get an idea of what's there:
Teotihuacan photo

I was only in M.C. for about two days, so I don't know of anywhere else interesting there for photography...

Lisa

[Robert Wester]

Shooting with a tripod at any historical sites requires a government permit.

[Gregory]

Shooting with a tripod at any historical sites requires a government permit.

good to know. thank you.

I searched the web and found several references to the requirement for a permit to use a tripod. I also found the application form for the permit on INAH's web site although everything's in Spanish. apparently, a permit is required for each site that you intend to visit and photograph. as someone else commented, using a tripod is probably not worth the expense and trouble of getting the permits.

sincerely,
Gregory