The 19th century Parroquia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús is considered the colonial jewel of El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico.

I’m often asked how do I come up with where I want to travel to? I have a long list that is far from complete. Sometimes it’s because I read about it. Such was the case with Mompox, Colombia. I read about this #UNESCO colonial town in a @nytimestravel article in 2004. Saved the article and added it to my itinerary when I went to Colombia in 2016. It checked all the boxes, history, old churches, a great restaurant that made it worth the visit and not heavily visited. Well worth the effort to get there. . . . #wheresfula #flashbackfriday #blackblogger #blackfoodie #jetsettingchicks #travelgram #colombianfood #colombia #mompox #bolivar #southamerica #river #langostinos #elfuerte #mompoos #history #wanderlust #churchs #spanish #colonial #travelagentlife #offthebeatenpath #wanderlust #yearofthetravelagent @colombia.travel (at Mompox, Colombie)

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Sunsets over the Fuerte River at El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico, are best viewed from the roof of the Museo El Fuerte.

La Danza del Venado or Deer Dance is a centuries-old tradition of the Yaqui and Mayo peoples of northwestern Mexico, witnessed here at Los Capomos village near El Fuerte, Sinaloa.

An oversized indigenous dance mask hangs on the Plaza de Armas of El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico.

A statue of a deer head dancer is on Avenida De La Juventud in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico. La Danza del Venado is a sacred ritual still performed by the indigenous peoples of Sinaloa and Sonora to connect humanity with nature.