Bringing springs back to life
In 2000, a “cloud forest” was unexpectedly discovered in a remote area of western Jalisco at around 1,600 meters altitude (one mile high).
In 2000, a “cloud forest” was unexpectedly discovered in a remote area of western Jalisco at around 1,600 meters altitude (one mile high).
A country road that possibly constitutes the single most beautiful drive in the greater Guadalajara area connects Highways 23 and 54 and overlooks the spectacular Huaxtla Canyon. It also takes you to no end of hiking, biking, picnicking and canyoneering sites.
recently stumbled upon an interesting Facebook thread about candlelight drawings scratched on the wall of a Spanish Inquisition jail cell in the early 1500s.
“Where the devil did you disappear to?” I asked a Mexican friend who had suddenly vanished off WhatsApp for more than a week.
Santuario Diocesano de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, or the Santuario Guadalupano, was finally finished in 2008, 110 years after construction began.
REVIVE stands for Red de Viveros de Biodiversidad. It’s a network of plant nurseries founded in Veracruz in 2020 dedicated to biodiversity, and collaborates with at least 40 other nurseries to supply the plants, seeds and training needed for reforesting.
The temperatures are soaring, Guadalajara is baking and todo el mundo is going off to crowded beaches and balnearios (water parks), but there are alternatives.