Viewing: Wildlife
October 5, 2014
El Sumidero, Chiapas, México: Part I, from the River
El Sumidero is a giant canyon in the Mexican state of Chiapas that runs more or less north-south although in the middle it takes two practically 90-degree turns leaving a section that runs roughly east-west. This giant rift in the earth lies to the north and to the east of Tuxtla Gutiérrez and can be appreciated from two very different perspectives – from its west rim looking down into it (or along the length of it) from five different viewpoints…
Posted in Nature, Wildlife | By traveleptic
August 14, 2014
La Sima de las Cotorras, Chiapas, México
Yet another natural wonder outside of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the capital of the state of Chiapas, is la Sima de las Cotorras. This giant sinkhole in the earth is home to thousands of green Monk Parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) which inhabit the trees down inside the sinkhole and create a beautiful ruckus every morning starting somewhere around 7am when they wake and stir and finally get airborne, zooming around the sinkhole in small and large groups as they ascend from their home…
Posted in Nature, Wildlife | By traveleptic