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