Geographers tell us that Mexico has five big ecosystems, which, for the sake of brevity, I will call deserts, high forests, grasslands, tropical evergreen forests and tropical deciduous forests.
Curiously, all five of Mexico’s ecosystems converge within the borders of the weirdly shaped state of Jalisco. Guadalajara is conveniently located almost in the center of the state and highways radiate from it like the spokes of a wheel, offering relatively easy access to portions of all five ecosystems.
Grasslands
For example, a drive of only 90 minutes northeast of town will take you straight into the heart of Los Altos de Jalisco, a long swathe of flat grasslands or plains with relatively few trees. Here you may find chicken farms and great fields of chía, an Aztec superfood which the modern world is just rediscovering.
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