The skies went dark over the northern Mexican city of Durango in a spectacular solar eclipse at exactly 12:12 p.m. local time.
The 2024 solar eclipse began at 11:55 a.m. but the shadow cast on the earth started to become noticeable at 12:05 when temperatures suddenly began to drop and an eerie dusk overtook the landscape.
Though Durango is not known as a big tourism destination, the solar eclipse brought visitors from all over the world to the capital.
As the totality of the eclipse began to wrap up a phenomenon known as a solar diamond ring became visible, attracting oooohs and aaaahs.
The next total solar eclipse visible from North America will be on Aug. 23, 2044.
Born in Mérida, Carlos Rosado van der Gracht is a Mexican/Canadian blogger, photographer and adventure expedition leader. He holds degrees in multimedia, philosophy, and translation from universities in Mexico, Canada and Norway.