Mexico

Blue Holes & Cenotes

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This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Blue Holes Theme Week

Blue Holes & Cenotes Typically, the matter beneath our feet is a matter of no concern. It’s literally rock solid, and we move about our lives without paying it much attention. Not all Earth is equal, though. Some soils make fantastic bedrock, while others are subject to dissolution and erosion. Sometimes, when chemical processes or […]

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Pico de Orizaba – Mexico’s High Point

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Pico de Orizaba – Mexico’s High Point Mexico does not often garner the reputation of a nation with a lot of mountainous splendor. The sandy biomes – deserts and beaches – yes. Soaring peaks – not so much. As we learned when Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston visited the Sierra Madre, however, perhaps that non-mountainous stature

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