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“If I were to make an organizational chart of the most important mammals in the world, I would put bats at the very top,” said naturalist Rodrigo Orozco.

The mines of El Amparo were among Mexico’s most successful and the ruins of that grandiose enterprise are well worth a visit.

If you are interested in abstract art and you would like to visit a gallery, don’t waste your time hunting for one in downtown Guadalajara. Instead, head for the woods.

For years Ajijic hikers have been organizing an annual visit to the waterfalls of Citala followed by a “Cornfest,” a thanksgiving feast of sorts commemorating an event which took place nine years ago and is described thus in the excellent blog, Jim & Carole’s Mexican Adventure.

Bird-watching enthusiasts have come out with a handy guide to local birds which I think will be of enormous value to those of us who don’t know a Caracara from a Cowbird.

I am delighted to announce that my wife, Susy Pint, the co-author of “Outdoors in Western Mexico,” has penned a new book entitled “Una Mexicana en Arabia” (A Mexican Woman in Arabia).