Like every year, from July to November the “Great White Shark” (Carcharodon Carcharias) visits our waters arriving to the “Isla Guadalupe”, which is an island with a volcanic origin, with a surface of over 476,971 acres and it’s located in the Mexican Pacific 250 km away from the coast of Baja California.
One of the most important events in the world, with the biggest amount in prizes, took place inCalgary. It is the Masters 2008 – Spruce Meadows, event that counted with the presence of the well known Mexican jockey Jaime Azcárraga.
2008 started very well because the powerful god of the sea, Neptune was good to us by sending good weather and calm seas, even though the temperatures in the rest of the country were very low.
The Mexican coastline conceals many places of impressive beauty, some of which are difficult to reach while others can be easily visited. One of these easier places to visit is the Parque National Marino Los Arcos, just 12 kilometers from Puerto Vallarta marina.
Before I start, I would like to thank my friends at the Amura magazine for their patience and above all their trust, because I know I am a difficult case.
The pelicans are easily recognizable due to their particular beak. It counts with a bag in the inferior maxillary which gives them the sloppy and clumsy appearance, even though it’s truly one of the birds that better fly. And not only that they also swim and dive.
Mother Nature once again shows her might; this time in the form of a devastating hurricane that struck the coastal areas of the southern part of the State of Quintana Roo. The enormous cyclone struck the towns of Chetumal, Carrillo Puerto, Mahahual, and Chinchorro, with gales of up 300 km per hour.
For a long time it was thought that sharks were unable to sleep because they had to obtain oxygen from the water while they swam, apart from that the underwater bladder is not designed for these animals to rest on the sea bed.
The Yucatán Peninsula never fails to surprise me, even though I have been visiting the area for almost 30 years. I always see very beautiful things, such as on my most recent trip to Cuyo, a small fishing village in the neighboring State of Yucatán.
The Lacandona Region has an area of 957,240 hectares, which represents almost 13% of the territory of the State of Chiapas. Located in the north east portion of Chiapas, it is bordered to the south and the east by Guatemala, to the west by the River Jataté valley and to the north by parallel 17.