Quinta Mazatlan is one of the nine World Birding Centers in the Rio Grande Valley. More than 250 species of birds are attracted to the native habitat, and that brings in birders to see exotic residents such as Kiskadees, Groove-billed Anis and Red-crowned Parrots.
Pino Shah @ArtByPino is an architecture, world heritage and, performing arts photographer based in McAllen, Texas, and Ahmedabad, India. He has published Architecture of the Lower Rio Grande Valley: An Introduction, Brownsville Architecture: A Visual History, Galveston Architecture: A Visual Journey, McAllen Architecture: A Visual Journey, Quinta Mazatlan: A Visual Journey, and Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and, Ahmedabad: Glimpses of India’s First World Heritage City.
A freelance writer based in the Rio Grande Valley, Eileen Mattei writes travel, nature and history articles for Texas Coop Power, Texas Highways, and other magazines. She is the author of At the Crossroads: Harlingen’s First 100 Years; Leading the Way: McAllen’s First 100 Years, For the Good of My Patients: The History of Medicine in the Rio Grande Valley, Quinta Mazatlan: A Visual Journey, and Brownsville Architecture: A Visual History.
At the Crossroads: Harlingen's First 100 Years
Leading the Way: McAllen's First 100 Years
For the Good of My Patients: The History of Medicine in the Rio Grande Valley
Quinta Mazatlan: A Visual Journey
Brownsville Architecture: A Visual History
Carrie Rood is a graphics designer with experience in legacy and digital publications based in Burnsville, Minnesota.