This garden in Mexico is a Surrealist's dream come true

Bell Johnson

Deep in the Mexican rainforest is a literal 'Garden of Eden'. The 80-acre garden is full of natural waterfalls and concrete surrealist sculptures.

Trails wander through the garden with some structures reaching over four stories tall.

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Las Pozas was created by British poet Edward James back in the 1947. He moved to Mexico after growing tired of life in Los Angeles.

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In Xilitla, Mexico, he created Las Pozas as a home for exotic animals and a place to grow his orchids. Later on he sold his entire Surrealist art collection to raise money for his garden.

He spent over $5 million to build the masterpiece we see today.

The garden is about a seven hour drive north of Mexico City and is open all year around.

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