Mexico, Debconf, Oaxaca and Chiapas
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Wook dives off the 5m board
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And leaps from the unreasonably high 10m board
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Cerro Verde desert - a highway through miles of nothing much.
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Airplants and bromeliads on the way up to the alpine collective village of Benito Juarez near Oaxaca
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Insane numbers of airplants
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A shrub, altitude 3200m
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It was pretty chilly in the morning. Less than 10C overnight.
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Huge agave, and it is no longer chilly - now it's hot.
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This was a 14km walk in the BN National Park.
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Interesting rocky terrain the other side of the villiage (tea stop).
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Even bigger cactus at Yagul. The trunk has thickened and hardened to be very tree-like.
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yucca fruit
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Zipolite Beach. Actually quieter than the supposedly more laid-back Mazunte at this time of year.
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Putting the finished touches to this sculpture
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Aren't mangrove trees wierd?
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Playa Estacahuite
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A very ancient tree
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It's about 800m down to the water.
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Fine old Holm Oak
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The trees are dripping with bromeliads
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Rare Montane Cloud Forest at 2400m alt
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A toad enjoying the rain
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Strange fruit on the vine
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Another fine tree
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Unfeasibly cantilevered
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Fine suspension bridge
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Temple of the Sun, with well-preserved roof-comb
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Typical palace corridor. All the buildings have this 'arch' style.
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Bathrooms under the palace
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Chiapan Dress - still quite popular amongst the women.
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These are the sorts of trees that have grown over the city
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The queen's bathing pool
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A censer holder. They have hundreds of these, as old ones got buried/hidden.
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Ginger flower
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Olmec Head at La Venta park
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Fine collection of cracked bells
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Agua Azul - This log is being tufa-ed over at a great rate.