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 | A GUIDE TO WEST MEXICO'S GUACHIMONTONES AND SURROUNDING AREA: THE LOST CIVILIZATION OF TEUCHITLAN GUÍA A LOS GUACHIMONTONES: LA CIVILIZACIÓN PERDIDA DE TEUCHITLÁN |
 | OUTDOORS IN WESTERN MEXICO 2 25 great new sites for hiking, camping or picnicking Spanish and English in one volume! AL AIRE LIBRE EN LAS CERCANIAS DE GUADALAJARA 2 25 nuevos sitios para caminar o acampar Un sólo volumen en español e inglés |
 | THE GEYSERS OF RIO LOS PATITOS Soak your troubles away in Don Roberto's Sculpture Garden |
 | GUADALAJARA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF GREAT MUSIC Conciertos Guadalajara presents a collectors item: "Una Pasión Compartida" by Oscar Trejo |
 | TEQUILIZINTA MESA AND GHOST TOWN See the Santiago River from the curious Ghost Town. Then, after your hike, enjoy a delicious swim in the pools of Las Pilas. |
 | THE BOILING WATERS OF LOS HERVORES The two geysers may be gone, but this is still a great place to soak in a soothing hot pool, gaze at the stars, hike and camp. |
 | LA MANZANILLA CROCODILE SANCTUARYEl Cocodrilario de La Manzanilla: Mexico's biggest crocodile sanctuary is a labor of love and also a great place for bird watching |
 | LA CUEVA DEL CHAPUZON - COLD DUNK CAVE The closest cave to Guadalajara, with an underground river, 623 meters of passages and many thousands of endangered bats |
 | ETHNOARCHAEOLOGIST EDUARDO WILLIAMS Using the present to interpret the past. His 20-year study of fishers living on the shores of Lakes Cuizeo and Patzcuaro in Michoacán. Review of his book "Water Folk" |
 | WORLD'S LONGEST CAVE IS COMING TO MEXICO! Chris Lloyd on the exploration of beautiful Pool Tunich Cave, "The Belly Button" in Quintana Roo Plus: With 335 kms of passages, Sistema Sac Actún is now the second-longest cave on earth LA CUEVA MÁS LARGA DEL MUNDO ESTÁ POR LLEGAR A MÉXICO |
 | THE BASALT SCULPTORS OF SAN LUCASHard work, hard rock and mind the flying chips! Colima artisans from Aprecio por México come to learn new techniques. |
 | A VISIT TO THE GHOST TOWN OF AMPAROAmparo was home to some of Mexico's richest gold and silver mines, but it had its dark side... |
 | ADELA BRETON'S SKETCHES OF THE GUACHIMONTONES British archaeological artist visited Teuchitlán in 1896 What was an unmarried Victorian gentlewoman doing in Mexico before the turn of the century, 5500 miles from home? |
 | THE CHARMS OF SANTA CLARA DEL COBRE Copper kettles, footballs on fire, plus: The Mapping of Killer Cave |
 | SCOUTING TEQUILA VOLCANO Mexico's Canal 22 to launch TV series on Guadalajara's "Magic Circle" |
 | ROCOCO Cuando mi esposo, John Pint, y yo, vivíamos en Dhahrán, Arabia Saudita, viví una experiencia mágica... |
 | FIRST GEOLOGIC STUDY OF JALISCO'S OBSIDIAN DEPOSITS Chris Lloyd finds 300 obsidian mines in Ahuisculco's Selva Negra Reserve |
 | MEXICO'S SISTEMA HUAUTLA "WORLD'S GREATEST CAVE" Explorer's Club member Bill Steele on the latest expedition to a cave system now 75.5 kilometers long |
 | SUBTERRÁNEO NEWSLETTER DOWNLOADS Caves of western Mexico: Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit and Michoacán PDF files of past explorations and cave maps |
 | AL JAZEERA IN MEXICO Expats in Mexico answer the question: what is the best world news service? |
 | ANDADOR DE LA AMISTAD INTERPRETIVE TRAILLearn the names of plants and trees while taking this short hike in Pinar de la Venta |
 | EL SALTO DE JUANACATLÁN Is Mexico's most infamous waterfall finally clean? These falls used to churn up billows of toxic foam which could strip the paint off a car. See the results of a recent visit to the cascades once known as "Mexico's Niagara." |
 | THE SABIUS PROJECTA new app invented by Mexican students connects savvy seniors to young people thirsting for knowledge |
 | THE REMARKABLE PETROGLYPHS OF PRESA DE LA LUZSo far over 600 petroglyphs have been found, including 11 Pecked Crosses |
 | HACIENDA LABOR DE RIVERA A 400-year-old Mexican Treasure Restored to its Former Glory |
 | THE BEST DOCTOR IN THE WORLD Harvard investigates the Placebo Effect--and the Self-Healing System which produces it. |
 | Los Chorros de Tala Revisited Picturesque falls, Magic Rocks and cozy cabins in the woods |
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Bosque Alto
The fight to save a Mexican forest |
 | Project 14: SeedbombsAmazing Guadalajara children work to make the world a better place |
 | Mexico announces candidates for Unesco Geopark status Guadalara's Primavera Forest is in the running! |
 | Camping at Guava Beach on the Salty River Natural hot and cold running water all year round. |
 | Philosopher-on-a-Bicycle Salva Rodríguez Crosses America An Excerpt from his new book |
 | ISLA GRANDE A unique place to make friends with animals |
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Aztec “superfood” Tecuitlatl
makes comeback as Spirulina “Something green and slimy is growing in that vat!” |
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SECRETS OF PASSION RIVER
Río de la Pasión has it all: Mammoth bones, Montezuma Cypresses, Petroglyphs, Spanish moss and an exciting new ecotourism project. |
 | THE PALEONTOLOGY MUSEUM OF GUADALAJARA Hobnob with giant sloths, capybaras and mastodons |
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Looking forward to the next stage in life
This essay by Gattegno suggests death is not the end of life, but the initiator of a new stage in life... |
 | D.H. LAWRENCE IN CHAPALA In the footsteps of Lawrence and mysterious "La Rusa," in Ajijic and Chapala |
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 | STUNNING NEW MURAL ADORNS GUADALAJARA'S FIRST HOSPITAL Mexican artist Jorge Monroy tells the story |
 | “Canine detectives” scout for jaguar in Lacandona Wilderness You can help Jen Day and Scooby in their new project. |
 | The Fat Rock of Tapalpa A short hike from the picturesque "Pueblo Mágico" of Tapalpa brings you to La Piedra Gorda and a magnificent view from 2400 meters above sea level. |
 | SCAMS IN WESTERN MEXICO Do you know "the old mustard-on-your-clothes" scam? Check out this list to keep the bad guys from getting your cash and credit cards ENGAÑOS EN JALISCO Engaños, trucos y estafas que se deben reconocer |
 | AROUNDTHE WORLD ON A BICYCLE The reflections of Salva Rodríguez |
 | IGLOO KOKOLO Superadobe, Dry Toilets, Bici-Máquinas and more. Chavo Montaño's quest for a better world on Lake Chapala's south shore |
 | WORLD'S WEIRDEST DEODORANTS Stainless Steel Soap and Crystal Rock: how do they compare to ordinary deodorants? |
 | HACIENDA DE TAOS Learn to ride with Horse Whisperer Celina Reynolds |
 | DAÑOS CAUSADOS POR SOPLADORAS Resultan peligrosas para personas, animales y plantas |
 | Paul Salopek's Out of Eden Walk Twice Pulitzer-Prize winner, Paul Salopek is a foster child of Zapopan. He is retracing Humanity's Greatest Voyage from Africa to Argentina...on foot. |
 | CIVS: WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER Found a python in your back yard? Guadalajara's Wildlife Rescue Center will give it a good home. |
 | NOISE IN MEXICO:New Government Norms Set Decibel Limits. How to deal with noisy neighbors. |
 | Mexico's Triple Volcano Trek:Long-distance hiker Cam Honan will walk to Guadalajara's Big Three Volcanoes VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL |
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 | The Ahuisculco Forest Protected by Selva Negra, a project of rock group Maná |
 | The Melanin Battery: a new source of energy? Interview with Dr. Arturo Solís, inventor of the Bat-Gen and Qiapi. |
 | An Interview with Cam Honan, one of the world’s greatest long-distance hikers This Intrepid Australian has walked over 80,467 kilometers in 55 countries |
 | Carlos López Cruz Murdered One of Jalisco's best archaeologists, "a pioneer," dead at 47 |
 | Bee-attack update: Mexico & the USA The city of Guadalajara Mexico has 300 bee attacks every month; How to stop a bee attack the environmentally friendly way |
 | Bike Station Primavera - Estación Bicicleta A welcome oasis for cyclists and a model for Mexico’s parks |
 | Hunt for the Highland Hermit Mystic philosophy, salubrious thistles and a beauteous belvedere |
 | AGUA BLANCA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY A paradise for hikers, campers and bird watchers, conveniently located next to El Saucillo archaeological site where you'll find a beautifully preserved circular pyramid (Guachimonton) |
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Geologist Barbara Dye tells the exciting story of one of the world's greatest explosions and the caldera it created right next to what is today Guadalajara, Mexico. Now available in PDF format.
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 | HOW TO STAY HALE AND HEALTHY EVEN IN OLD AGE At last, John Pint shares his secrets. Here's how to do it! |
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WHERE IS THE TRUE BIRTHPLACE OF TEQUILA?
Was mezcal, the forerunner of tequila, born in Colima? What role did Filipinos play? A fascinating new documentary tells the story: in English, Spanish and French |
 | A UNESCO GEOPARK IN WESTERN MEXICO Coming soon? Will the second Geopark in North America be in Jalisco? VERSION EN ESPAÑOL: Proyecto para un Geoparque UNESCO en México |
 | LA CUEVA DE LOS MONOS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAVE IN JALISCO MEXICO Cat's claw, prickly rock, thousands of burrs...but the cave was worth it all! |
 | THE UN IVERSAL, MULTICULTURAL DIALOGUE In 2012, hundreds of people of different faiths met in Guadalajara, Mexico in an effort to understand one another. If vying religions can get together, maybe there's a chance for world peace after all... |
 | VALLARTA BOTANICAL GARDENS "The Best I've Seen Anywhere in the World" |
 | UNDERGROUND IN ARABIA by John Pint A book review by Tim Barger Rancho Pint takes us to the far-off deserts of Arabia. What lies beneath the dunes? This new book is about caves, lava tubes, camaraderie, Bedouins, bats, jinns, ancient bones and rollicking adventure beneath the sand dunes of Arabia. Available now as a paperback or an ebook. |
 | THE CASCADES OF COMALA Aquetzalli Canyon on the Jalpa River is "straight out of Indiana Jones" and a delight to canyoneers... as well as to normal human beings! The area really makes for a great Mexico vacation and getaway! |
 | SAVE THE TOOTH -- SALVA EL DIENTE The Mammoth Monoliths of Cerro El Diente are under attack. Don't wait to visit these incredible rocks, only 17 minutes from Guadalajara! And don't forget: the resorts around the City of Roses are just as nice as a Cancun hotel or resort |
 | CHAMBA'S LAW (LA LEY DE LA CHAMBA) Why don't the potholes ever go away? This and many other Mexican mysteries are explained at last...with the help of Don Pancho and the Acorn Woodpecker. |
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HOW TO ENJOY YOUR LAPTOP AND STAY HEALTHY
Tips from a Yoga Master: four quick and easy exercises you can do once every hour |
 | RETURN TO THE MONOLITHS OF SAN ESTEBAN A new route is found to the top of a mountain covered with rocky spires |
 | Art Historian Acelia Garcia de Weigand wins Woman of 2011 award in the field of culture. Learn all about her 30 months living among the Wixarica (Huichol) Indians of Jalisco and Nayarit |
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Chapala's Newest and Most Melodious Hotel has a "unique concept."
Meet the owner and co-designer: multitalented Tony Wilshere
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Grab your hiking boots, cell phone and plenty of water for an unforgettable journey into the past...
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A retrospect on the discoverer of a lost Mexican civilization and a true Renaissance Man
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Step back into the 1700s at this gorgeous hacienda built by Carmelite monks -- only 50 kilometers from Guadalajara, Mexico
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Thanks to people like her, American kids are discovering "The Real Mexico"
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A Jewel of an Hacienda is dying along the dike that shrank Lake Chapala
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Mexico's Belgian-Swiss Composer-in-the-woods on Tour in the USA
AN INTERVIEW WITH BRAINTICKET |
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The artist attempts a mural that would unify the aspirations of all human beings throughout history
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Incredible bass fishing, Huichol villages and more
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Book Review
Seventy pages of illustrations and descriptions by Karina Aguilar...and it's free!
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At last the 2011 update is here, IN ENGLISH ... Find out what's inside!
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La nueva edición de nuestro libro Al Aire Libre,
The Spanish Version of "Outdoors in Western Mexico"
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Book Review
GUIDE TO BIRDS OF THE PRIMAVERA FOREST
Color photos of 197 birds that you can find in the wonderful woods just west of Guadalajara
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Learn all about the secret lives of bats, Vampire Bugs and one of the strangest caves we've come across in a long time.
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Peter Ruplinger and friends report on new cave discoveries near the pueblito of Palos Marias in Michoacán: pits, river caves, fabulous formations, scary spiders-- they found all of them and a lot more!
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Narrow, cool and inviting, this Slot Canyon features natural shelves, a clear spring, orchids and a puma to boot.
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The Wisdom of Ancient Seers
The inevitability of death was the cornerstone of The Warrior's Path...
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All five of Mexico's natural ecosystems converge around Guadalajara, resulting in incredible biodiversity and natural beauty enclosed in an area the size of Kansas.
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Mysterious columns of volcanic rock dot Guadalajara's Primavera Forest near the Rio Salado
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A cabin beneath red canyon walls 400 meters high; hot springs and wild rivers: just another paradise inside the Magic Circle
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A visit to Casa San Matias in the highlands: Los Altos de Jalisco
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Besides bugs, this cave has bats... but to reach it, you may get jabbed with agave needles, pierced by thorns and nettled by evil Dominguilla plants. This is one story you don't want to miss... and one cave we don't plan to revisit soon!
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Maestro Anshel Brusilow escapes from the Philharmonic to Rancho Pint for an evening of Oh Hell... and shares some recollections of Stravinsky and Shostakovich.
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At last the secrets of Little-Fig Cave are revealed, along with the secrets of better cave photography, long life, etc. etc.
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STUDYING SPANISH THE SILENT WAY
A first-time visitor to Mexico comments on language learning and Guadalajara |
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A two-million-year-old Success Story. Follow Botanist Miguel Cházaro into an amazing cloud forest in western Mexico
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The Mine, the Movies and the Stars. An Interview with Paolo Forti and Penelope Boston
with Photos you'll Never Forget!
Photo credit left: Speleoresearch Archive and Films La Venta
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What was it like? What's next? An Interview with Gustavo Vela Turcott
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Ancient Distillery and Heavenly Pools in Tecuane Canyon |
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Something new is happening in the Valley of Santa Rosa, 300 meters above the frothy Santiago River...hold on to your helmet!
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15,000 Yaqui Indians were removed from Sonora in the early 1900s. Here's what happened to them...
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Fifteen cavers from all over western Mexico gather to practice rescuing an accident victim hanging from a rope underground.
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Another promising cave is found near Canutillo - by Mario Guerrero
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Interview with Jorge Monroy - His new mural - A Gallery of Jorge Monroy Watercolors
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Leaf Blowers may be Cause of Drastic Decline in Bird Population
VERSION EN ESPAÑOL:
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Steve Bowen describes the thrill and challenge of driving in the sand...but what about that elephant? |
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And the Headless Walker in White
Plus: The eternally howling winds of Puerto Del Aire
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THE HUAXTLA CAR AND BIKE ROUTE
A Scenic Drive Par Excellence and a fabulous place for hiking. biking and canyoneering |
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"Wait till you see this place," he said. "There's a fantastic jungle, a roaring river, archeological ruins, ripe mangoes, a hot waterfall...and it's only half an hour away."
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An Englishman battles to save Mexico's unique fish.
Pez Diminuto del Río Teuchitlán Cuenta con Aficionados en Todo el Mundo
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He raises 6000 tarantulas per year...what for? The amazing story of Rodrigo Orozco and his project to save Mexico's tarantulas, which just happen to be the gentlest in the world.
Proyecto de Rodrigo Orozco para salvar a las tarántulas de México.
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We've run into them one too many times! Check out our list of
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AVOIDING OR SURVIVING A KILLER BEE ATTACK
Cartoon courtesy of TRINO
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(LA ATARJEA TAPADA)
A cool hike to a tasty spring in the beautiful Primavera Forest.
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THE CAVE OF THE DWARFS
Why does Chava look so happy? Discover the wonderful delights of this talus cave above the Santiago River VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
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Twenty-one years ago we found a mesa full of stone circles hidden in El Bosque de la Primavera. Until a few days ago, these ancient tombs were safe, but now....
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Are the monoliths above Cuautla, Jalisco, really a "Mexican Stonehenge?" Join us--and "Michael Jackson"-- on a visit to this fascinating site for hiking and camping.
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At last we get to enjoy a prehispanic meal at El Jardín Mestizo. The soup was cooked with the help of a red-hot rock and the mushrooms were encased in clay and baked under embers...and that's not half the story!
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Poisonous plants, thorny acacias, roads that look more like rivers, slashing cane leaves, pounding thunderstorms: how much are cavers willing to put up with just to crawl into a hole in the ground?
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Baby chicks the size of turkeys, the disgusting lava discharge...Zotz creeps deep into La Madriguera de los Lobos to survey the second lava tube found in Jalisco.
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A lake vanishes and so do a few of the amazing petroglyphs...but we find a fabulous hot spring and a new cave that has a "charm all its own."
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What did native people eat before the Spaniards arrived? To find out, we visited a unique, outdoor cooking school, dedicated to rescuing the ancient gastronomy of Western Mexico.
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What is Geocaching? Check out this page and see what we discovered at El Tepalo Falls above Lake Chapala.
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This curious cave in Nayarit has it all: vampires, tailless whip scorpions, leaf-cutters, snakes...
... and it might just be the world's only cave with an obsidian ceiling.
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Naturalist Jesús Moreno Navarro treats us to twelve of his best photos.
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Cave pearls, sparkling columns, tons of mud and the "Four" Passage which requires you to twist your body into a pretzel shaped like a 4.
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Strange shapes, weird waves of volcanic rock, orchids and wild deer: La Campana is one of the best sites for hiking and camping in Mexico and still as pristine as ever.
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Excruciating relocation of Chiquihuitón Cave: only the skinny need apply. Waiting for the world to end at Tequilizinta Bluff. Discovery of Carro Cave. Splashing through Chapuzón.
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Chocolate dribbles, lava balls, multi-colored gour pools: Mexico's lava caves are first class!
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This little mountain town lies nestled in the heart of the Sierra del Tigre, in western Mexico, 2,240 meters above sea level and 28 kilometers due south of Lake Chapala
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“I’m going to take you to the obsidian workshop of Navajas so you can see with your own eyes what these humble people are doing,” declared our friend Pedro...
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A 1.5 mb Powerpoint Slide Show of photos taken just before Katrina hit New Orleans.
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Crystal-clear, bathtub-hot water bubbles up through clean sand into a small pool surrounded by exotic plants... all this and CAVES as well !
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Outstanding photos by naturalist Jesús Moreno Navarro.
Fotografías excelentes por el naturalista Jesús Moreno Navarro
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What is this caver complaining about?
Join us (if you can take it!) for a visit to a (possibly) 2000-year-old obsidian mine
in Western Mexico VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
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Spanish-English bulletin of Grupo Espeleológico ZOTZ
Dedicated to proving that Caving can be Fun... and Funny
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A black cloud shrouds the Bosque de la Primavera.
A howling wind tears at the tejas on the rooftops.
And Rancho Pint is plunged into darkness.
This is the moment when strange tales are told...
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