Surrealist Edward James’s “Las Pozas” sculpture garden is often known to locals and visitors as his “Castillo” (castle). His actual abode when living in Xilitla, however, was what is now the appropriately named Posada el Castillo hotel. James collaborated with Plutarco Gastelum in building Las Pozas, and the Posada was originally the Gastelum family home. His descendants continue to run the business today. While Las Pozas was a more collaborative effort—most often credited to James than to Gastelum—el Castillo was almost certainly more Gastelum’s work. One of its main features nowadays…
