A few pictures I took on my last trip to the northern state of Coahuila
in Mexico where we sought bats and caves.
The areas we went were so remote as to require extra gas cans and water.
Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving.
\Tone
Disclaimer: If you would prefer not to receive these images because they are too large or you just aren't interested, let me know.
All pictures copyright Bat Conservation International © 2007
We were told that there were bats in the ceiling of the church in El Progresso. El Progresso was a smallish town in which they were drilling a well that very day. We didn't find any bats, but the church was interesting. Christianity is very prominent in Mexico.
Also in El Progresso is a sweat shop. This is why athletes can afford to make millions endorsing products. El Progresso was not so remote as to not have electricity. It has been a major move of the Mexican government to supply electricity and phone service to remote areas.
Not sure what kind of nest this is.
Interesting fungus patterns on limestone. We found this climbing into a cave we saw from the road side.
Northern Coahuila has many mines, typically for fluorite.
When our gas ran out, we headed toward the city of Muzquiz at which we stayed at the Hotel Sabino Gordo. It was a beautiful place with huge trees.
Kilometers and kilometers of bad road resulted in a blown shock. We had it replaced in Muzquiz.
Some smaller caves on the way to Aguachile Mine. We were told there are no bats around this area, so we continued our search.
Tall mountains in the distance. We actually drove much nearer to these mountains to find that they were indeed limestone.
Calcite deposits inside the Mal Abrigo mine.
A lone bat inside the Mal Abrigo mine. This isn't the type of bat we sought.
We found Cueva de Guano, which had many, many bats. This painting was done on the side of a school bus which was used as a place to sleep for the guano miners.
Inside Cueva de Guano. Note the rickety ladder. We didn't trust it, so we rappelled in using a rope.
Nico dropping into Cueva de Guano. Note the rickety ladder on the left that we wouldn't use.
Donkeys were common on the many ranches we saw in the Chihuahuan desert area.
Santa Carmen mountains from a ranch in which the rancher insisted that we stay the night rather than camp in his wash.
Interesting cactus growing in the rancher's garden.
The rancher's dogs kept us company while we ate dinner.
The rancher's turkeys gobbled and gobbled. This was the day before Thanksgiving, so they had much to contemplate.
The areas we went were so remote as to require extra gas cans and water.
Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving.
\Tone
Disclaimer: If you would prefer not to receive these images because they are too large or you just aren't interested, let me know.
All pictures copyright Bat Conservation International © 2007
We were told that there were bats in the ceiling of the church in El Progresso. El Progresso was a smallish town in which they were drilling a well that very day. We didn't find any bats, but the church was interesting. Christianity is very prominent in Mexico.
Also in El Progresso is a sweat shop. This is why athletes can afford to make millions endorsing products. El Progresso was not so remote as to not have electricity. It has been a major move of the Mexican government to supply electricity and phone service to remote areas.
Not sure what kind of nest this is.
Interesting fungus patterns on limestone. We found this climbing into a cave we saw from the road side.
Northern Coahuila has many mines, typically for fluorite.
When our gas ran out, we headed toward the city of Muzquiz at which we stayed at the Hotel Sabino Gordo. It was a beautiful place with huge trees.
Kilometers and kilometers of bad road resulted in a blown shock. We had it replaced in Muzquiz.
Some smaller caves on the way to Aguachile Mine. We were told there are no bats around this area, so we continued our search.
Tall mountains in the distance. We actually drove much nearer to these mountains to find that they were indeed limestone.
Calcite deposits inside the Mal Abrigo mine.
A lone bat inside the Mal Abrigo mine. This isn't the type of bat we sought.
We found Cueva de Guano, which had many, many bats. This painting was done on the side of a school bus which was used as a place to sleep for the guano miners.
Inside Cueva de Guano. Note the rickety ladder. We didn't trust it, so we rappelled in using a rope.
Nico dropping into Cueva de Guano. Note the rickety ladder on the left that we wouldn't use.
Donkeys were common on the many ranches we saw in the Chihuahuan desert area.
Santa Carmen mountains from a ranch in which the rancher insisted that we stay the night rather than camp in his wash.
Interesting cactus growing in the rancher's garden.
The rancher's dogs kept us company while we ate dinner.
The rancher's turkeys gobbled and gobbled. This was the day before Thanksgiving, so they had much to contemplate.