The wild country of Mexico : La Tierra Salvaje de México / photography and text by John Annerino.

Includes index.

Chiapas / The Navel of the Earth: Chiapas / El Ombligo De La Tierra -- Quintana Roo / What Is Born Under the Sky: Quintana Roo / Lo Que Nace Bajo El Cielo -- The Heart of Mexico / In the Shadow of the Sacred Mountains: El Corazon De Mexico / En La Sombra De Las Montanas Sagradas -- The Sierra Madre / In the Cradle of the Mother Mountains: La Sierra Madre / En La Cuna De Las Montanas Madres -- Baja to Sonora / Between the Desert and the Sea: De Baja California a Sonora / Entre El Desierto Y El Mar -- The Frontier / Our Common Ground: La Frontera / Nuestra Tierra Comun.

Journeying through Mexico's heartland, Annerino travels across the Sierra Volcanica Transversal, the third highest inhabited plateau in the world, before exploring the spectacular Sierra Madre Occidental, the Mother Mountains, still inhabited by the Tarahumara Indians. Finally we venture into Mexico's most varied bioregion, that of Baja and the Sea of Cortes, where the Seri Indians survive between the harsh desert and the Vermillion Sea. The Wild Country of Mexico/La tierra salvaje de Mexico is a spirited and alluring journey through a part of Mexico long obscured by the shadows of its more renowned attractions. It is a vivid and provocative portrait of some of the world's most captivating landscapes and native people, and it evokes the essence of Mexico.