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We were driving along a lonely road north of the Santiago River Canyon with archaeologist Francisco Sánchez, heading for home after visiting Rancho el Mexicano, famous for being “in the middle of nowhere.”

Only three years ago, archaeologists had no idea that Ahuisculco’s Selva Negra Forest probably houses Mexico’s biggest obsidian deposit.

While some of us might congratulate ourselves for having jogged in the park over the weekend, ultrarunners Sergio Vidal and Sergio Fonseca figured two days should be all they needed to hoof it from Mascota to Puerto Vallarta, a distance of 97.7 kilometers by highway.

What should you do if you find a macaw with a broken wing in your vegetable garden?

Bosque Urbano is a huge vivero (plant nursery) situated at the northeastern corner of Guadalajara’s Colomos Park and responsible for the planting of thousands of trees per week, all around the city.

I’ve had opportunity to go hiking with archaeologists, geologists, biologists and botanists and it’s always a special experience.