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Exploring Sierra de Lobos Nature Reserve

The abundance of wildlife and scenery is stunning at the Natural Protected Area of Sierra the Lobos in the Municipality of San Felipe. At not more than a 2-hour drive from cities such as San Miguel de Allende and Irapuato, and barely a 1-hour like from Leon and Dolores, makes it an ideal destination...

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Birding in Peña Alta Nature Reserve

During our recent visit to the Comunidad Presa de San Franco, ANP Peña Alta Nature Preserve, Guanajuato Birding Adventures’ Tour Leaders, and local conservationists Aurora Hernández, Paola Rangel, Don Felipe, Doña Tere, and Yolanda Hernandez, pulled out an excursion to look for Wild Turkeys and other regional endemics such as Buff-breasted Flycatchers, Bridled Titmice,...

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Birding The Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve

The Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve is one of Mexico’s top natural treasures, known for its diversity of habitats, breathtaking landscapes, friendly people, delicious regional food and safety. Scott Weidensaul makes an accurate description in his article “Meet Me at the Oasis” published by Audubon Magazine: “Sprawling across the state of Querétaro, the Sierra Gorda...

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Living with Folk Art

Banco Nacional de México – Citibanamex, through Fomento Cultural Banamex and with the collaboration of Alfredo Harp Helú Foundation, Roberto Hernández Ramírez Foundation, Diez Modoro Foundation and Alfa Foundation, present the exhibition Grand Masters of Mexican Folk Art, Fomento Cultural Banamex Collection, 20 years, for the public’s rejoicing and better appreciation of the Great Masters of Folk Art.

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Campeche

The Yucatan Peninsula is comprised by: Quintana Roo, Yucatan, and Campeche; the latter, despite being the lesser known of these 3 states, is far from being uninteresting. For many travelers, the lack of Cancun-like glamour, or the usual busloads of Chichen Itza’s visitors, is what makes Campeche an appealing place in the world. Its...

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Guanajuato Birding Adventure

Del 1 al 6 de abril del presente año recibimos la visita de un grupo de observadores de aves de Canadá. Agradecemos a La Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Ordenamiento Territorial, a la Dirección General de Áreas Naturales Protegidas de Guanajuato y a cada uno de los Guías, Guardabosques y Biólogos que nos apoyaron....

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Birding at El Carricillo, Guanajuato.

Biologist and Technology Consultant Raul Padilla recently posted the first state record for the Crested Guan in Guanajuato on eBird (Guanajuato is located in the Central Highlands of Mexico), very soon after, I received a message from my friend David Bell in which he expressed his interest in coming from California to explore the area...

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Finding your way around Mexico City (Sur)

Visiting Mexico City is daunting for some, but its ever renovating museums, restaurants, and attractions make it irresistible. Whenever I go, regardless of the purpose, I try to stay in the southern area, which is slightly higher in elevation, closer to natural preserves (g.e.: Desierto De Los Leones, Bosque de Tlalpan) less subject to...

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What makes Guanajuato’s rock paintings special?

Early inhabitants of our world found ways to record long-lasting messages on rocks, inside and outside caves, with varying levels of complexity and with a limited palette of colors, their topics varied from daily life scenes such as hunting to sacred events such as fertility ceremonies. While interpretations of the meaning of rock-art may...

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Wonders of Guatemala

It’s evident how much I’m in love with Mexico; its remarkable history, outstanding culture, vast biodiversity, wonderful weather and kind people make it a superb place in the world, a place that you can explore and explore for years and even so, never being able to uncover the total extent of its richness. Few...