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Monarch butterflies in Mexico Tony Burton

Early in 1980, exploring various off the beaten track areas of Mexico looking for potential geography fieldwork sites, one fateful Saturday morning found me standing in the main plaza of the small Mich... read more

exploring-tourism fauna Michoacán

Lake Chapala: Can Mexico's largest lake be saved? Tony Burton

Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest natural lake, is dying. The lake right now plays a vital role in a gigantic ecosystem, the River Lerma-Lake Chapala drainage basin, which includes more than 8 million peo... read more

ecology fauna social-issues Chapala Ajijic, Jalisco

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Honeybees: have they emigrated to Mexico? Maggie Van Ostrand

There's been a big U.S. flap over the fact that honeybees seem to have gone missing. North Americans are becoming alarmed that... read more

culture-customs fauna perspectives

Did You Know? "Tlacuaches" (opossums ) Tony Burton

Tlacuaches (opossums) are short-lived but smarter than most people imagine... Imagine "a monstrous beast with a snout like a f... read more

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Did You Know? Quetzal Dancers in Puebla, Mexico Tony Burton

The Quetzal Dance is one of the most colorful folkloric dances anywhere in the country. It is also thought to be one of ... read more

anthropology culture-customs exploring-tourism fauna history Cuetzalan, Puebla

Did You Know? Mexico is home to oldest indigenous American domesticated dog breed. Tony Burton

When someone mentions "dogs" and "Mexico" in the same sentence, most people think immediately of the cute Chihuahua, small in ... read more

culture-customs fauna recreation

Did You Know? Some national symbols in Mexico are not what they seem Tony Burton

This month, Mexico celebrates her birthday, the anniversary of her independence from Spain. On the evening of September 15,... read more

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White pelicans on Lake Chapala Marvin West

White Pelicans on Lake Chapala; photo: John Mitchell, Earth Images Foundation Granddaughter Kim couldn't resist. Our slender, ... read more

exploring-tourism fauna perspectives Jalisco

Where The Butterflies Are Larry Landwehr

Our two friends from AmSoc told Mary and me about going to see the Monarch butterflies. Every year the Monarchs migrate from C... read more

exploring-tourism fauna perspectives Morelia, Michoacán

The foundational bull ranches Jock Richardson

It has always seemed appropriate to me that the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, in their monograph Geografia Espanola del Tor... read more

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Arteplumaria - the Mexican art of feather painting Teresa Kendrick

Did you know that one of the highest, most elegant and sumptuous arts of pre-Conquest Mexico was arteplumaria, the art of feat... read more

art aztec culture-customs fauna history

The Baja Animal Rescue Team

Pets are a billion-dollar industry in the United States, but even for the U.S., homeless cats and dogs are a major problem. Th... read more

fauna Baja California

Did you know? Sheep and environmental damage in Mexico Tony Burton

Believe it or not, the introduction of sheep to Mexico had serious environmental consequences. After the Conquest, Spanish ... read more

ecology fauna history

Fish and shellfish names: English and Spanish translations

SEAFOOD & FISH English Spanish Anchovy = Anchoa Sea Bass = Mojarra Carp = Carpa Eels = Anguillas Grouper = Mero Perch = Per... read more

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Did you know? The first scientific account of Lake Chapala comes from 1839 Tony Burton

The first detailed scientific account of Lake Chapala was written by Henri Guillaume Galeotti. It was based on a visit to Chap... read more

excerpt fauna flora geography geology Chapala Ajijic, Jalisco

Dealing with insects in your Mexico house and garden J. Brad Grieve

Cockroaches, scorpions, earwigs, mosquitoes, termites, beetles, ants and even fleas, present different challenges to homeowner... read more

fauna how-to lifestyles

Mexico's national bird: caracara means more than 'face face' Maggie Van Ostrand

Its an oddity that most people I've asked don't know the National Bird of Mexico, especially considering that everyone seems t... read more

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Saving Mexico's tarantulas: Rodrigo Orozco's ingenious plan John Pint

Rodrigo Orozco shares his Guadalajara, Mexico, home with thousands of tarantulas and tens of thousands of crickets. He's a man... read more

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Rescuing and releasing sea turtle hatchlings in Todos Santos, Mexico Ed Kociela

Photos by Mariah Baumgartle The sun is setting off the coast of Todos Santos, Baja California Sur and, even though we are in t... read more

ecology fauna Todos Santos, Baja California Sur

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