Desierto de los Leones (Desert of the Lions)

Source: Atlas Obscura

A view of the convent from the courtyard.

The abandoned convent, now a museum of sorts. Sanchita Ananda/cc by-sa 3.0

Chapel of the secrets. Leonardo M. Puyolt/cc by-sa 4.0

A fresco of Jesus Christ painted in colonial times located in the abandoned convent. Jimena Fraga/cc by-sa 4.
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Entrance to the old convent gardens. Jacobo k/cc by-sa 4.0

One of the subterranean tunnels of the convent. Anasofsolisga/cc by-sa 4.0

The spectacular Oyamel fir trees that dominate the forest. Jimena Fraga/cc by-sa 4.0

Wild white-tailed deer can sometimes be seen in the forest. Some are also kept in a paddock within the reserve. Andy Assael/cc by-sa 4.0

Contrary to what the name suggests, Desierto de los Leones, or Desert of the Lions, is neither a desert nor are there any lions. Rather, it is the name of both Mexico’s first national park and the abandoned convent that…

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