Everyone knows this song by The Eagles. But have you ever dreamt to visit the legendary Hotel California in reality?

Literally called “TuboHotel,” this unique Tepoztlán Mexico hotel offers massive cement pipes with beds stuck inside of them. While space is at a premium, these interesting beds will at least have you sleeping soundly in a concrete cocoon.

These are weapons that have been confiscated from the Mexican drug cartels. Nearly all of the weapons that the drug cartels obtain come from the US since weapons are illegal in Mexico. Many people believe that we could end much of the drug war by legalizing marijuana.

Mexican criminal organizations that control drug trafficking operations bring violence on the city streets. They build hand-made tanks that can hold up to 12 armed men and go a maximum of 68 mph.

These are some incredibly beautiful photos of the border between the United States and Mexico.

Cave on the Yucatán Peninsula, in southeastern Mexico.

What do you do with 134 tons of confiscated marijuana? If you’re the Mexican Army, you make a huge pile out of it, douse it with fuel and light it up. This is not a movie; this is real life and it's one blaze you have to see to believe.

Founded in 2007, this House of the Beautiful Flowers has now become a home for 23 elderly retired prostitutes. It is located in Tepito, Mexico, and it’s named after Casa Xochiquetzal, Aztec goddess of love and women.

The idea of creating such a retirement center belongs to former prostitute Carmen Munoz. She was shocked seeing her old “colleagues” sleeping in the streets. She spent years trying to convince the government to support her idea, and she finally was given an old 18th century house that is now transformed into a retirement home run by the government that can accommodate 45 former sex workers who should be at least 60 years old.

The story of these women was a part of a documentary created by CNN. It shows that no matter how difficult the life of these prostitutes is, as they have no home, and their children barely visit them in the House of the Beautiful Flowers, they continue to live and even smile.

It is sad, but true that Mexicans now feel they need a bullet proof car to drive the streets. They feel it is a necessity and not a luxury. These cars sell for an average price of $80,000 dollars. What type of car gets armored?  It is a wide variety including small SUVs, pickups, Hondas, and others. Business is booming and it is estimated that if you purchased a car today you wouldn’t get it until February.

Beautiful caves with giant crystals were found by cavers in Mexico. Two amazing chambers of crystals known as The Cave of Crystals and The Cave of Swords are about 1000 feet down in the limestone host rock of the Naica Mine. This is a real world wonder that reminds of a dreamlike crystal palace.

This is what was found by a border patrol near the Texan-Mexico border. Apparently, this belonged to Los Zetas, a Mexican cartel with Guatemalan ties in the city of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico some 100 miles away from Laredo, TX.

Well, there are enough weapons to provide a small army…

This is a set of photos showing different ways of smuggling drugs across the US-Mexico border.

The more difficult for them it becomes to smuggle, the more ingenious methods they invent.

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Here is an interesting project that was made by photographer John Sevigny. It is called Ladies’ Bar. And it’s the product of more than 10 months of photography work. John visited some of the roughest cantinas in Guadalajara (Mexico) that are popular among criminals and drug addicts. The project shows how women are treated in Mexico. Many of them have to work as prostitutes or are paid as drinking companions to drunk men.

While all these mechanical amusements seem to work, they don’t give much of a safety feeling and look quite dangerous, especially those little roller coasters. I would think twice before taking a ride there.  Two words: poor children.

Have you ever seen such a big sum in one place? No? Here it is.
Every one knows that drug traffickers have the most luxurious and the most expensive houses in the world with exotic private zoos etc..
One of the Mexican drug leaders, native of China who gained Mexican citizenship, had all this money at his house. He fled before the police came into his house in one of Mexico City’s wealthiest neighborhoods and found this pile of money that was hidden inside walls, suitcases and closets.
All the money came from the profits of methamphetamines sold in the United States.
It was estimated that major narco-traffickers were now US $205 million poorer.