No Schrade material here but I just got back from a three day trip around the "Los Tuxtlas" area in Veracruz, Mexico, and thought I could share a few pictures.
This is a tropical forest area close to the gulf of Mexico in the south center part of the state of Veracruz, famous for cigars, Olmeca culture and mystical/magical/witchcraft traditions, not far from some famous coffee growing areas. We stayed at Catemaco, a town with population about 45,000 on the side of a lake and surrounded by jungle. We were told that Mel Gibson was somewhere around filming but we never saw him, we did get a peek into some rooms in the hotel where they had filming equipment, computers, etc., some of the film technicians were staying at the same hotel.
First picture: We haven't had any sock pics in a while so I thought this would be appropriate (new members may need an explanation), that's me relaxing in the balcony of our hotel room.
Second picture: Birds on a tree growing out of the lake.
Third picture: There's a protected section where they keep crocodiles, behind fences short enough so that you can stretch over and photograph them, We were told that when one is found they bring it here and they only have five, so I guess there aren't that many around.
Fourth picture: A nice water fall, which being close to town is full of tourists and vendors, I tried to find angles avoiding people, shops, etc.
Luis
This is a tropical forest area close to the gulf of Mexico in the south center part of the state of Veracruz, famous for cigars, Olmeca culture and mystical/magical/witchcraft traditions, not far from some famous coffee growing areas. We stayed at Catemaco, a town with population about 45,000 on the side of a lake and surrounded by jungle. We were told that Mel Gibson was somewhere around filming but we never saw him, we did get a peek into some rooms in the hotel where they had filming equipment, computers, etc., some of the film technicians were staying at the same hotel.
First picture: We haven't had any sock pics in a while so I thought this would be appropriate (new members may need an explanation), that's me relaxing in the balcony of our hotel room.
Second picture: Birds on a tree growing out of the lake.
Third picture: There's a protected section where they keep crocodiles, behind fences short enough so that you can stretch over and photograph them, We were told that when one is found they bring it here and they only have five, so I guess there aren't that many around.
Fourth picture: A nice water fall, which being close to town is full of tourists and vendors, I tried to find angles avoiding people, shops, etc.
Luis
