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How a river could be both heavenly and hellish at the same time is hard to imagine, but such is the state of the Santiago River these days.

A new movement spearheaded by economists is afoot in a novel attempt to clean up Jalisco’s Rio Santiago, widely considered the most polluted river in Mexico.

Thanks to their membership in the Cintana Alliance, a worldwide consortium of cutting-edge universities  created by Arizona State University, Mexico and Ecuador are partnering to launch a project to help rid the Galapagos Islands of invasive plants.

Txori Ornithological Foundation is a non-profit situated 20 kilometers northwest of Guadalajara that breeds Mexican macaws, parrots and parakeets, and rehabilitates rescued birds, with the aim of reintroducing them back into the wild.

Lake Cajititlán lies 25 kilometers south of Guadalajara and 15 kilometers north of Lake Chapala. Sprinkled along its shore are small communities of very talented artisans.

One of the hidden rewards of cave exploration in Mexico is the accidental discovery of gorgeous rivers, canyons, hot springs, waterfalls or other natural phenomena on the way to or from a cave.