WELCOME TO MEXICO

	OUTDOORS IN WESTERN MEXICO VOLUME 3 By John Pint and Susana Pint 207 pages, 25 maps. Tente Editorial, Monterrey, N.L. México, 2021 This book is written both in Spanish and in English. EN ESPAÑOL
	DISCOVERING THE SILENT WAY By John Pint and Susana Pint 132 pages, 74 illustrations. Associates for Creative Education, Guadalajara, 2019. "Peek over the shoulders of two experienced teachers of Spanish and English as they work with complete beginners." Download the PDF!
	UNA MEXICANA EN ARABIA Una Mexicana en Arabia por Susy Pint tiene 184 páginas, 57 fotos a color Editorial Agata, Guadalajara. Costo $250 pesos "¡Descriptivo, pintoresco y poético!" IN ENGLISH
	A GUIDE TO WEST MEXICO'S GUACHIMONTONES AND SURROUNDING AREA: THE LOST CIVILIZATION OF TEUCHITLAN GUÍA A LOS GUACHIMONTONES: LA CIVILIZACIÓN PERDIDA DE TEUCHITLÁN
	OUTDOORS IN WESTERN MEXICO 2 25 great new sites for hiking, camping or picnicking Spanish and English in one volume! AL AIRE LIBRE EN LAS CERCANIAS DE GUADALAJARA 2 25 nuevos sitios para caminar o acampar Un sólo volumen en español e inglés
	World's top volcnologists launch study of Jalisco rocks John Wright, Steve Self and Noah Randolph-Flagg spend ten days investigating ignimbrites (fossil fumaroles or steam popes) around Tala, Jalisco. This is, they say, the largest collection of such features on the planet.
	What are leaf blowers doing to the brains of Mexican children? New research shows ultrafine particles from leaf blowers are covered with nanoparticles of metal which pass through the blood-brain barrier, causing Altzheimer's, autism, schizophrenia and more.
	Bioresonance: an approach to medicine you can try in Mexico The BICOM Machine, the Rife Machine, even the Tesla Scalar Wave Machine: you can find them all here!
	Mexico’s Río Santiago: river from Hell or heavenly river? Can "Shame Economics" save Mexico's most polluted river? DOWNLOAD this story as a PDF
o	Cómo resolver los problemas de aguas negras en México A nature-based solution to treating sewage
	Guadalajara’s ‘dog whisperer’ takes canines from cantankerous to content El “Encantador de Perros de Guadalajara” Transforma a los Caninos Cascarrabias en Mascotas Complacientes
	PAVAROTTI Y YO POR SUSY PINT
	ARTE RUPESTRE EN JALISCO ROCK ART IN JALISC O Archaeologist Joseph Mountjoy on understanding rock art
	LOS AZULES Tequila's idyllic Blue Falls: An update for following the trail to Pool 2
	KIDZANIA GUADALAJARA Made in Mexico and showing the world an example of real education
	BEEALERT ARRIVES IN MEXICO: HOW TO QUELL A BEE ATTACK BEEALERT LLEGA A MÉXICO: PREVIENE ATAQUES DE ABEJAS
	THE ENERGY CONTINUUM How the Universe Works, according to John Pint
	THE THIRD FOUNDING O F THE CITY OF GUADALAJARA A lonely monument, a great massacre and the amazing Beatriz Hernández
	WILD RIDE TO LA TETILLA DE AMECA A hidden-away peak 2664 meters high
	AN INTERVIEW WITH JOSÉ CLEMENTE OROZCO FARÍAS Rescuing the art of printing in Guadalajara, Mexico
	LA PERLA BOOKSTORE, GUADALAJARA, MEXICO A visit to Latin America's biggest collection of used books in English
	WHY DO WORKAWAY VOLUNTEERS LOVE RANCHO EL MEXICANO? "When we heard it was in the middle of nowhere with no electricity, we couldn't resist!"
	HUENTITÁN BOTANICAL GARDEN, GUADALAJARA, MEXICO Four climates and 500 species, unique in Mexico and maybe in the world
	PUERTO DE LOURDES MYSTERY TUNNELS Visiting Major Navarro's "church made of sand" in Villa Corona
	CEBORUCO VOLCANO Hissing Fumaroles, Magnificent Crater, incredible view
	THE HOSPITAL CAREGIVER The mystery of the Mexican cuidador investigated and explained
	WHO CARES ABOUT MEXICAN BATS? A few suggestions on how to end the relentless war on Mexico's beneficial bats
	CIANF ART CENTER Want to visit an abstract art gallery in western Mexico? Don't bother looking in Guadalajara: head for the woods!
	INTERVIEW WITH MEXICAN CARTOONIST RIUS
	EXPLORATION OF LA MUÑECA FEA: WORLD'S 4TH LARGEST UNDERGROUND ROOM... ...and the biggest cave chamber in the Americas!
	STALKING THE ELUSIVE MEXICAN JAGUAR Guadalajara Photographer Alejandro Prieto Shares his Secrets
	THE GEYSERS OF RIO LOS PATITOS Soak your troubles away in Don Roberto's Sculpture Garden
	GUADALAJARA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF GREAT MUSIC Conciertos Guadalajara presents a collectors item: "Una Pasión Compartida" by Oscar Trejo
	TEQUILIZINTA MESA AND GHOST TOWN See the Santiago River from the curious Ghost Town. Then, after your hike, enjoy a delicious swim in the pools of Las Pilas.
	THE BOILING WATERS OF LOS HERVORES The two geysers may be gone, but this is still a great place to soak in a soothing hot pool, gaze at the stars, hike and camp.
	LA MANZANILLA CROCODILE SANCTUARY El Cocodrilario de La Manzanilla: Mexico's biggest crocodile sanctuary is a labor of love and also a great place for bird watching
	LA CUEVA DEL CHAPUZON - COLD DUNK CAVE The closest cave to Guadalajara, with an underground river, 623 meters of passages and many thousands of endangered bats
	ETHNOARCHAEOLOGIST EDUARDO WILLIAMS Using the present to interpret the past. His 20-year study of fishers living on the shores of Lakes Cuizeo and Patzcuaro in Michoacán. Review of his book "Water Folk"
	WORLD'S LONGEST CAVE IS COMING TO MEXICO! Chris Lloyd on the exploration of beautiful Pool Tunich Cave, "The Belly Button" in Quintana Roo Plus: With 335 kms of passages, Sistema Sac Actún is now the second-longest cave on earth LA CUEVA MÁS LARGA DEL MUNDO ESTÁ POR LLEGAR A MÉXICO
	THE BASALT SCULPTORS OF SAN LUCAS Hard work, hard rock and mind the flying chips! Colima artisans from Aprecio por México come to learn new techniques.
	A VISIT TO THE GHOST TOWN OF AMPARO Amparo was home to some of Mexico's richest gold and silver mines, but it had its dark side...
	ADELA BRETON'S SKETCHES OF THE GUACHIMONTONES British archaeological artist visited Teuchitlán in 1896 What was an unmarried Victorian gentlewoman doing in Mexico before the turn of the century, 5500 miles from home?
	THE CHARMS OF SANTA CLARA DEL COBRE Copper kettles, footballs on fire, plus: The Mapping of Killer Cave
	SCOUTING TEQUILA VOLCANO Mexico's Canal 22 to launch TV series on Guadalajara's "Magic Circle"
	ROCOCO Cuando mi esposo, John Pint, y yo, vivíamos en Dhahrán, Arabia Saudita, viví una experiencia mágica...
	FIRST GEOLOGIC STUDY OF JALISCO'S OBSIDIAN DEPOSITS Chris Lloyd finds 300 obsidian mines in Ahuisculco's Selva Negra Reserve
	MEXICO'S SISTEMA HUAUTLA "WORLD'S GREATEST CAVE" Explorer's Club member Bill Steele on the latest expedition to a cave system now 75.5 kilometers long
	SUBTERRÁNEO NEWSLETTER DOWNLOADS Caves of western Mexico: Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit and Michoacán PDF files of past explorations and cave maps
	AL JAZEERA IN MEXICO Expats in Mexico answer the question: what is the best world news service?
	ANDADOR DE LA AMISTAD INTERPRETIVE TRAIL Learn the names of plants and trees while taking this short hike in Pinar de la Venta
	EL SALTO DE JUANACATLÁN Is Mexico's most infamous waterfall finally clean? These falls used to churn up billows of toxic foam which could strip the paint off a car. See the results of a recent visit to the cascades once known as "Mexico's Niagara."
	THE SABIUS PROJECT A new app invented by Mexican students connects savvy seniors to young people thirsting for knowledge
	THE REMARKABLE PETROGLYPHS OF PRESA DE LA LUZ So far over 600 petroglyphs have been found, including 11 Pecked Crosses
	HACIENDA LABOR DE RIVERA A 400-year-old Mexican Treasure Restored to its Former Glory
	THE BEST DOCTOR IN THE WORLD Harvard investigates the Placebo Effect--and the Self-Healing System which produces it.
	Los Chorros de Tala Revisited Picturesque falls, Magic Rocks and cozy cabins in the woods
	Bosque Alto The fight to save a Mexican forest
	Project 14: Seedbombs Amazing Guadalajara children work to make the world a better place
	Mexico announces candidates for Unesco Geopark status Guadalara's Primavera Forest is in the running!
	Camping at Guava Beach on the Salty River Natural hot and cold running water all year round.
	Philosopher-on-a-Bicycle Salva Rodríguez Crosses America An Excerpt from his new book
	ISLA GRANDE A unique place to make friends with animals
	Aztec “superfood” Tecuitlatl makes comeback as Spirulina “Something green and slimy is growing in that vat!”
	SECRETS OF PASSION RIVER Río de la Pasión has it all: Mammoth bones, Montezuma Cypresses, Petroglyphs, Spanish moss and an exciting new ecotourism project.
	THE PALEONTOLOGY MUSEUM OF GUADALAJARA Hobnob with giant sloths, capybaras and mastodons
	CALEB GATTEGNO ON DEATH Looking forward to the next stage in life This essay by Gattegno suggests death is not the end of life, but the initiator of a new stage in life...
	D.H. LAWRENCE IN CHAPALA In the footsteps of Lawrence and mysterious "La Rusa," in Ajijic and Chapala
	NATGEO PHOTOGRAPHER BEN HORTON How “Wow!” photos can save sharks and teach English
	STUNNING NEW MURAL ADORNS GUADALAJARA'S FIRST HOSPITAL Mexican artist Jorge Monroy tells the story
	“Canine detectives” scout for jaguar in Lacandona Wilderness You can help Jen Day and Scooby in their new project.
	The Fat Rock of Tapalpa A short hike from the picturesque "Pueblo Mágico" of Tapalpa brings you to La Piedra Gorda and a magnificent view from 2400 meters above sea level.
	SCAMS IN WESTERN MEXICO Do you know "the old mustard-on-your-clothes" scam? Check out this list to keep the bad guys from getting your cash and credit cards ENGAÑOS EN JALISCO Engaños, trucos y estafas que se deben reconocer
	AROUNDTHE WORLD ON A BICYCLE The reflections of Salva Rodríguez
	IGLOO KOKOLO Superadobe, Dry Toilets, Bici-Máquinas and more. Chavo Montaño's quest for a better world on Lake Chapala's south shore
	WORLD'S WEIRDEST DEODORANTS Stainless Steel Soap and Crystal Rock: how do they compare to ordinary deodorants?
	HACIENDA DE TAOS Learn to ride with Horse Whisperer Celina Reynolds
	DAÑOS CAUSADOS POR SOPLADORAS Resultan peligrosas para personas, animales y plantas
	Paul Salopek's Out of Eden Walk Twice Pulitzer-Prize winner, Paul Salopek is a foster child of Zapopan. He is retracing Humanity's Greatest Voyage from Africa to Argentina...on foot.
	CIVS: WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER Found a python in your back yard? Guadalajara's Wildlife Rescue Center will give it a good home.
	NOISE IN MEXICO: New Government Norms Set Decibel Limits. How to deal with noisy neighbors.
	Mexico's Triple Volcano Trek: Long-distance hiker Cam Honan will walk to Guadalajara's Big Three Volcanoes VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL
	An Introduction to Wikiloc How to find hiking and biking trails near you by KireMex
	The Ahuisculco Forest Protected by Selva Negra, a project of rock group Maná
	The Melanin Battery: a new source of energy? Interview with Dr. Arturo Solís, inventor of the Bat-Gen and Qiapi.
	An Interview with Cam Honan, one of the world’s greatest long-distance hikers This Intrepid Australian has walked over 80,467 kilometers in 55 countries
	Carlos López Cruz Murdered One of Jalisco's best archaeologists, "a pioneer," dead at 47
	Bee-attack update: Mexico & the USA The city of Guadalajara Mexico has 300 bee attacks every month; How to stop a bee attack the environmentally friendly way
	Bike Station Primavera - Estación Bicicleta A welcome oasis for cyclists and a model for Mexico’s parks
	Hunt for the Highland Hermit Mystic philosophy, salubrious thistles and a beauteous belvedere
	AGUA BLANCA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY A paradise for hikers, campers and bird watchers, conveniently located next to El Saucillo archaeological site where you'll find a beautifully preserved circular pyramid (Guachimonton)
	BOOK REVIEW: THE GEOLOGY OF THE PRIMAVERA FOREST Geologist Barbara Dye tells the exciting story of one of the world's greatest explosions and the caldera it created right next to what is today Guadalajara, Mexico. Now available in PDF format.
	HOW TO STAY HALE AND HEALTHY EVEN IN OLD AGE At last, John Pint shares his secrets. Here's how to do it!
	WHERE IS THE TRUE BIRTHPLACE OF TEQUILA? Was mezcal, the forerunner of tequila, born in Colima? What role did Filipinos play? A fascinating new documentary tells the story: in English, Spanish and French
	A UNESCO GEOPARK IN WESTERN MEXICO Coming soon? Will the second Geopark in North America be in Jalisco? VERSION EN ESPAÑOL: Proyecto para un Geoparque UNESCO en México
	LA CUEVA DE LOS MONOS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAVE IN JALISCO MEXICO Cat's claw, prickly rock, thousands of burrs...but the cave was worth it all!
	THE UN IVERSAL, MULTICULTURAL DIALOGUE In 2012, hundreds of people of different faiths met in Guadalajara, Mexico in an effort to understand one another. If vying religions can get together, maybe there's a chance for world peace after all...
	VALLARTA BOTANICAL GARDENS "The Best I've Seen Anywhere in the World"
	UNDERGROUND IN ARABIA by John Pint A book review by Tim Barger Rancho Pint takes us to the far-off deserts of Arabia. What lies beneath the dunes? This new book is about caves, lava tubes, camaraderie, Bedouins, bats, jinns, ancient bones and rollicking adventure beneath the sand dunes of Arabia. Available now as a paperback or an ebook.
	THE CASCADES OF COMALA Aquetzalli Canyon on the Jalpa River is "straight out of Indiana Jones" and a delight to canyoneers... as well as to normal human beings! The area really makes for a great Mexico vacation and getaway!
	SAVE THE TOOTH -- SALVA EL DIENTE The Mammoth Monoliths of Cerro El Diente are under attack. Don't wait to visit these incredible rocks, only 17 minutes from Guadalajara! And don't forget: the resorts around the City of Roses are just as nice as a Cancun hotel or resort
	CHAMBA'S LAW (LA LEY DE LA CHAMBA) Why don't the potholes ever go away? This and many other Mexican mysteries are explained at last...with the help of Don Pancho and the Acorn Woodpecker.
	HOW TO ENJOY YOUR LAPTOP AND STAY HEALTHY Tips from a Yoga Master: four quick and easy exercises you can do once every hour
	RETURN TO THE MONOLITHS OF SAN ESTEBAN A new route is found to the top of a mountain covered with rocky spires
	Art Historian Acelia Garcia de Weigand wins Woman of 2011 award in the field of culture. Learn all about her 30 months living among the Wixarica (Huichol) Indians of Jalisco and Nayarit
	HOTEL VILLA SAN FRANCISCO Chapala's Newest and Most Melodious Hotel has a "unique concept." Meet the owner and co-designer: multitalented Tony Wilshere
	TREK TO THE HIDDEN PYRAMIDS OF EL PEÑOL DE SANTA ROSALÍA Grab your hiking boots, cell phone and plenty of water for an unforgettable journey into the past...
	ARCHAEOLOGIST PHIL WEIGAND DIES IN GUADALAJARA A retrospect on the discoverer of a lost Mexican civilization and a true Renaissance Man
	HACIENDA EL CARMEN Step back into the 1700s at this gorgeous hacienda built by Carmelite monks -- only 50 kilometers from Guadalajara, Mexico
	MARILÚ SALAZAR, VIF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION EXCHANGE TEACHER Thanks to people like her, American kids are discovering "The Real Mexico"
	LA MALTARAÑA A Jewel of an Hacienda is dying along the dike that shrank Lake Chapala
	JOEL VANDROOGENBROECK Mexico's Belgian-Swiss Composer-in-the-woods on Tour in the USA AN INTERVIEW WITH BRAINTICKET
	ETERNAL LIGHT: A MURAL BY GUADALAJARA PAINTER JORGE MONROY The artist attempts a mural that would unify the aspirations of all human beings throughout history
	AGUAMILPA LAKE Incredible bass fishing, Huichol villages and more
	Book Review GUIDE TO THE ANIMALS OF THE PRIMAVERA FOREST Seventy pages of illustrations and descriptions by Karina Aguilar...and it's free!
	OUTDOORS IN WESTERN MEXICO--NEW EDITION At last the 2011 update is here, IN ENGLISH ... Find out what's inside!
	RUTAS Y DESTINOS DE FIN DE SEMANA CERCA DE GUADALAJARA La nueva edición de nuestro libro Al Aire Libre, The Spanish Version of "Outdoors in Western Mexico"
	Book Review AVES DEL BOSQUE LA PRIMAVERA - GUIA ILUSTRADA GUIDE TO BIRDS OF THE PRIMAVERA FOREST Color photos of 197 birds that you can find in the wonderful woods just west of Guadalajara
	LA CUEVA DE TOSCANO: THE BIGGEST CAVE ABOVE LAKE CHAPALA Learn all about the secret lives of bats, Vampire Bugs and one of the strangest caves we've come across in a long time.

	THE CAVES OF PALOS MARIAS Peter Ruplinger and friends report on new cave discoveries near the pueblito of Palos Marias in Michoacán: pits, river caves, fabulous formations, scary spiders-- they found all of them and a lot more!
	ARROYO EL CARBON -- PANTRY GULCH-- GOLLY, WHAT A GULLY! Narrow, cool and inviting, this Slot Canyon features natural shelves, a clear spring, orchids and a puma to boot.
	MEXICO'S SECRET HERITAGE The Wisdom of Ancient Seers The inevitability of death was the cornerstone of The Warrior's Path...
	INTRODUCING THE MAGIC CIRCLE All five of Mexico's natural ecosystems converge around Guadalajara, resulting in incredible biodiversity and natural beauty enclosed in an area the size of Kansas. En Español: El Círculo Mágico
	THE FOSSIL FUMAROLES OF TRANSALADANIA Mysterious columns of volcanic rock dot Guadalajara's Primavera Forest near the Rio Salado
	RETURN TO TAMARA CANYON A cabin beneath red canyon walls 400 meters high; hot springs and wild rivers: just another paradise inside the Magic Circle
	WHERE DO THEY MAKE THE BEST TEQUILA? A visit to Casa San Matias in the highlands: Los Altos de Jalisco
	CAVE OF THE BUGS - LA CUEVA DE LOS MOSCOS Besides bugs, this cave has bats... but to reach it, you may get jabbed with agave needles, pierced by thorns and nettled by evil Dominguilla plants. This is one story you don't want to miss... and one cave we don't plan to revisit soon!
	TOO MUCH BEETHOVEN! Maestro Anshel Brusilow escapes from the Philharmonic to Rancho Pint for an evening of Oh Hell... and shares some recollections of Stravinsky and Shostakovich.
	HIGUERITA CAVE: ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM! At last the secrets of Little-Fig Cave are revealed, along with the secrets of better cave photography, long life, etc. etc. See this story on Youtube!
	STUDYING SPANISH THE SILENT WAY A first-time visitor to Mexico comments on language learning and Guadalajara
	TALPA'S UNIQUE MAPLE FOREST A two-million-year-old Success Story. Follow Botanist Miguel Cházaro into an amazing cloud forest in western Mexico
	NAICA THE CRYSTAL CAVE The Mine, the Movies and the Stars. An Interview with Paolo Forti and Penelope Boston with Photos you'll Never Forget! Photo credit left: Speleoresearch Archive and Films La Venta
	INSIDE KRUBERA-VORONJA, THE WORLD'S DEEPEST CAVE What was it like? What's next? An Interview with Gustavo Vela Turcott
	HUNTING FOR THE BIRTHPLACE OF TEQUILA Ancient Distillery and Heavenly Pools in Tecuane Canyon
	Book Review: LANDMARK PUBLICATION ON TEUCHITLAN TRADITION DEFIES OLD ARCHEOLOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS
	BAT STUDY LAUNCHED AT CUATA CAVE Something new is happening in the Valley of Santa Rosa, 300 meters above the frothy Santiago River...hold on to your helmet!
	SAN MARCOS STATION: SILENT WITNESS TO THE ENSLAVEMENT AND ATTEMPTED GENOCIDE OF MEXICO'S YAQUI INDIANS 15,000 Yaqui Indians were removed from Sonora in the early 1900s. Here's what happened to them...
	THE FIRST ZOTZ SPELEO-RESCUE WORKSHOP Fifteen cavers from all over western Mexico gather to practice rescuing an accident victim hanging from a rope underground.
	HIPPOTHERAPY AND HORSEBACK RIDING NEAR GUADALAJARA Versión en Español: EQUINOTERAPIA EN EL BOSQUE
	THE DISCOVERY OF LITTLE-FIG CAVE EL DESCUBRIMIENTO DE LA CUEVA HIGUERITA Another promising cave is found near Canutillo - by Mario Guerrero
	JORGE MONROY: GUADALAJARA'S MURALIST IN THE WOODS Interview with Jorge Monroy - His new mural - A Gallery of Jorge Monroy Watercolors
	WHERE HAVE ALL THE SONGBIRDS GONE? Leaf Blowers may be Cause of Drastic Decline in Bird Population VERSION EN ESPAÑOL: ¿A DÓNDE SE FUERON LAS AVES DE NUESTRO VECINDARIO?
	JUST ANOTHER DESERT ADVENTURE Sand Flying, Car Swerving and Gas Peddle to the Floor Steve Bowen describes the thrill and challenge of driving in the sand...but what about that elephant?
	THE CAVES OF CANUTILLO And the Headless Walker in White Plus: The eternally howling winds of Puerto Del Aire
	THE HUAXTLA CAR AND BIKE ROUTE A Scenic Drive Par Excellence and a fabulous place for hiking. biking and canyoneering
	THE LONG ROAD TO LA BOLSA "Wait till you see this place," he said. "There's a fantastic jungle, a roaring river, archeological ruins, ripe mangoes, a hot waterfall...and it's only half an hour away."
	DIBBLE'S ARK An Englishman battles to save Mexico's unique fish. VERSION EN ESPAÑOL Pez Diminuto del Río Teuchitlán Cuenta con Aficionados en Todo el Mundo
	TARANTULA MAN He raises 6000 tarantulas per year...what for? The amazing story of Rodrigo Orozco and his project to save Mexico's tarantulas, which just happen to be the gentlest in the world. VERSION EN ESPAÑOL : Proyecto de Rodrigo Orozco para salvar a las tarántulas de México.
	WHAT TO DO ABOUT MEXICAN KILLER BEES We've run into them one too many times! Check out our list of RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AVOIDING OR SURVIVING A KILLER BEE ATTACK Cartoon courtesy of TRINO
	SHELTERED SPRING (LA ATARJEA TAPADA) A cool hike to a tasty spring in the beautiful Primavera Forest.
	LA CUEVA DE LOS ENANOS THE CAVE OF THE DWARFS Why does Chava look so happy? Discover the wonderful delights of this talus cave above the Santiago River VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	TOMB RAIDERS ATTACK IN PRIMAVERA FOREST Twenty-one years ago we found a mesa full of stone circles hidden in El Bosque de la Primavera. Until a few days ago, these ancient tombs were safe, but now.... VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	RETURN TO LAS AGUILAS Are the monoliths above Cuautla, Jalisco, really a "Mexican Stonehenge?" Join us--and "Michael Jackson"-- on a visit to this fascinating site for hiking and camping.
	ROCK SOUP AND MESQUITE MUSHROOMS At last we get to enjoy a prehispanic meal at El Jardín Mestizo. The soup was cooked with the help of a red-hot rock and the mushrooms were encased in clay and baked under embers...and that's not half the story!
	THE DEMYTHIFICATION OF EL PICACHO CAVE Poisonous plants, thorny acacias, roads that look more like rivers, slashing cane leaves, pounding thunderstorms: how much are cavers willing to put up with just to crawl into a hole in the ground? VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	INTO THE WOLVES' LAIR Baby chicks the size of turkeys, the disgusting lava discharge...Zotz creeps deep into La Madriguera de los Lobos to survey the second lava tube found in Jalisco. VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	CUCARACHA CAVE AND THE DISAPPEARING LAKE OF ALTILTE A lake vanishes and so do a few of the amazing petroglyphs...but we find a fabulous hot spring and a new cave that has a "charm all its own." VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	EL JARDIN MESTIZO What did native people eat before the Spaniards arrived? To find out, we visited a unique, outdoor cooking school, dedicated to rescuing the ancient gastronomy of Western Mexico.
	GEOCACHING: SOMETHING'S HIDDEN IN THE HILLS OF JALISCO What is Geocaching? Check out this page and see what we discovered at El Tepalo Falls above Lake Chapala. VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	ZURDO CAVE This curious cave in Nayarit has it all: vampires, tailless whip scorpions, leaf-cutters, snakes... ... and it might just be the world's only cave with an obsidian ceiling. VERSION EN ESPAÑOL

	MEXICAN BIRDS Naturalist Jesús Moreno Navarro treats us to twelve of his best photos. VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	DOS AGUAS 2006: Zotz heads for the hills of Michoacán Cave pearls, sparkling columns, tons of mud and the "Four" Passage which requires you to twist your body into a pretzel shaped like a 4. VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	LA CAMPANA: THE "PSYCHEDELIC BELL" Strange shapes, weird waves of volcanic rock, orchids and wild deer: La Campana is one of the best sites for hiking and camping in Mexico and still as pristine as ever. VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	JALISCO CAVES 2005 Excruciating relocation of Chiquihuitón Cave: only the skinny need apply. Waiting for the world to end at Tequilizinta Bluff. Discovery of Carro Cave. Splashing through Chapuzón. VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	MEXICO'S MARVELOUS LAVA TUBES Chocolate dribbles, lava balls, multi-colored gour pools: Mexico's lava caves are first class! VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	MAZAMITLA This little mountain town lies nestled in the heart of the Sierra del Tigre, in western Mexico, 2,240 meters above sea level and 28 kilometers due south of Lake Chapala VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	DON ELENO'S OBSIDIAN WORKSHOP “I’m going to take you to the obsidian workshop of Navajas so you can see with your own eyes what these humble people are doing,” declared our friend Pedro... VERSION EN ESPAÑOL

	A SALUTE TO THE BIG EASY A 1.5 mb Powerpoint Slide Show of photos taken just before Katrina hit New Orleans. VERSION EN ESPAÑOL

	RETURN TO PARADISE Crystal-clear, bathtub-hot water bubbles up through clean sand into a small pool surrounded by exotic plants... all this and CAVES as well ! VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	THE ORCHIDS OF MEXICO Outstanding photos by naturalist Jesús Moreno Navarro. Fotografías excelentes por el naturalista Jesús Moreno Navarro VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	THE CREEPY-CRAWLY, CREAMY-GREEN OBSIDIAN MINE What is this caver complaining about? Join us (if you can take it!) for a visit to a (possibly) 2000-year-old obsidian mine in Western Mexico VERSION EN ESPAÑOL
	SUBTERRANEO Spanish-English bulletin of Grupo Espeleológico ZOTZ Dedicated to proving that Caving can be Fun... and Funny NUEVAS AVENTURAS DE ZOTZ: EN ESPAÑOL
	A RAINY NIGHT IN GUADALAJARA A black cloud shrouds the Bosque de la Primavera. A howling wind tears at the tejas on the rooftops. And Rancho Pint is plunged into darkness. This is the moment when strange tales are told...