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Mexico, 2023 - San Luis Potosí

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Group shot

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Ciudad Valles
Mexico
September 9, 2023
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San Luis Potosí

Dancers

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San Luis Potosí
Mexico
September 9, 2023
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Victoria playing guitar

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San Luis Potosí
Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Alanna on box percussion

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San Luis Potosí, Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Street music

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Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Stepwise performance

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Victoria and Alanna
San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Eye of Sauron

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Spiral staircase
Hotel Museo Palacio San Agostin
San Luis Potosí
Mexico
September 10, 2023
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From Hotel Centro
San Luis Potosí Mexico
August 30, 2023
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Theater from Mask Museum

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San Luis Potosí
Mexico
August 30, 2023
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Church at night

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
October 29, 2023
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Green mask
Mask Museum
San Luis Potosí Mexico
August 30, 2023
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Ceramic mask

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Mask Museum
San Luis Potosí Mexico
August 30, 2023
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Silk flowers

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
August 30, 2023
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Costanzo Chocolates

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
August 31, 2023
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Bracelets

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Boy and eagle mural

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Mural
San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Eye mural

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Murals
San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Jay and woman mural

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Murals

San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Murals

San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Train mural on kiosk

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Murals

San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Day of the dead doll

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Formal skeleton

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Mezcal

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Doorway

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Doors
San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Brunch - hotel museo

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Meals
Hotel Museo Palacio San Agostin
San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Eggs benedict

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Meals
Hotel Museo Palacio San Agostin
San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Smiley clown

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Clowns
San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Sad clown

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Clowns

San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Clown interview

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Clowns
San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Blue hair

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Before the pop

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Blow-ups

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Bob with conehead statue

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
August 30, 2023
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Yellow domes

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Dome

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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SLP plates

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Plates
San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Blue dome

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Natal plmum (Carissa macrocarpa)
Family: Apocynaceae (dogbane family)
San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Frog on a stick

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Sonoran desert toad (Incilius alvarius )
Family: Bufonidae (true toads)
San Luis Potosí Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Xilitla

Mural by church

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Murals
Xilitla, Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Church courtyard

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Churches
Xilitla, Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Woman on painted palm

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Xilitla, Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Bob on Xilitla butterfly bench

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Benches
Xilitla, Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Movie filming on site

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Xilitla, Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Edward James

Sculptures

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Sculptures
Edward James Surrealistic Sculpture Garden
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Bob in arch

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Bob
Sculptures
Edward James Surrealistic Sculpture Garden
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Stairs to nowhere

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Sculptures
Edward James Surrealistic Sculpture Garden
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Bob and guide

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Edward James Surrealistic Sculpture Garden
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Sculpture

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Sculpture
Edward James Surrealistic Sculpture Garden
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Waterfall

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Waterfalls
Edward James Surrealistic Sculpture Garden
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Group at waterfall

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Edward James Surrealistic Sculpture Garden
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Remembers Edward James from childhood

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Edward James Surrealistic Sculpture Garden
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Lunch

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La Huerta Restaurant
Edward James Surrealistic Sculpture Garden
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Bob at La Huerta

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Bob
Edward James Surrealistic Sculpture Garden
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Aldea Nanacatli

Mush room

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Aldea Nanacatli
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Blue mush rooms

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Aldea Nanacatli
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 4, 2023
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Duende

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Aldea Nanacatli
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Tropical kingbird mural

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Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Mural
Aldea Nanacatli
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Aquismón

Bob on Aquismón sign at night

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Bob
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Aquismón, Mexico
September 8, 2023
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Yasmimani pentagram

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Aquismón, Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Chayote

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Chayote (Sicyos edulis)
Family: Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
Market
Aquismón, Mexico
September 10, 2023
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Cancer infantil

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Chayote (Sicyos edulis)
Family: Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
Market
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Sotana de Huahuas

Sotano de las huahuas

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Sotana de Huahuas
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Far far below

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Sotana de Huahuas
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Far far below - zoomed

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Sotana de las Huahuas
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Bob and tortilla chef

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Bob
Sotana de las Huahuas
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Fresh tortillas

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Sotana de Huahuas
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Campanilla Mezcal factory

Mural

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Mezcal factory - Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Dave grinds on

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Mezcal factory - Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Bob gathering no moss

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Mezcal factory - Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Bottoms up

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Mezcal factory - Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Dave with mezcal

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Mezcal factory - Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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This big

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Mezcal factory - Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Pronostico del dia

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Mezcal factory - Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Bulldogs

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Mezcal factory - Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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That's a rap

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Mezcal factory - Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Tamasopo

Tamasopo waterfalls

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Tamasopo waterfalls
Mexico
September 4, 2023
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Fall at the falls

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Tamasopo Falls
Mexico
September 4, 2023
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Bob underwater

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Bob
Tamasopo Falls
Mexico
September 4, 2023
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Bob and Dean

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Tamasopo waterfalls
Mexico
September 4, 2023
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Valle

Bob with chefs from Kapul Restaurant

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Bob
Kapul Restaurant
Valle, Mexico
September 8, 2023
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Man with tricycle

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Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Rioverde

Bob jumping by Rioverde sign

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Bob
Signs
Rioverde, Mexico
September 9, 2023
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In the market

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Rioverde, Mexico
September 9, 2023
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Bananas in the market

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Rioverde, Mexico
September 9, 2023
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Fungi

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La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Indigo

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La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Old-Man-of-the-Woods

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Old-Man-of-the-Woods (Strobilomyces strobilaceus)
Family: Boletaceae (boletes)
La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Old-Man-of-the-Woods close-up

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Old-Man-of-the-Woods (Strobilomyces strobilaceus)
Family: Boletaceae (boletes)
La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Shelf fungus

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False turkeytail Zaragoza
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Small puffball

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Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Forage debrief from La Trinidad

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Aldea Nanacatli
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Bolete

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Bolete (Suillus hirtellus)
Family: Boletaceae (boletes)
Tamasopo
Mexico 2023
September 4, 2023
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Adriana with microscope

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Aldea
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Slug eating mushroom

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Grisette (Amanita vaginata)
Family: Amanitaceae (amanita mushrooms)
(Echinix)
Family: Xanthonychidae
La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Slug eating mushroom

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Grisette (Amanita vaginata)
Family: Amanitaceae (amanita mushrooms)
(Echinix)
Family: Xanthonychidae
La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Slug eating mushroom

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Grisette (Amanita vaginata)
Family: Amanitaceae (amanita mushrooms)
(Echinix)
Family: Xanthonychidae
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Golden slug

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(Echinix)
Family: Xanthonychidae
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Slug slime

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(Echinix)
Family: Xanthonychidae
La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Sotana de las Huahuas
Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Lichens

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La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Zaragoza
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Cryptothesia

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Lichen

Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Lichen
Sotana de las Huahuas
Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Lichen

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Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Lichen

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Black sheet lichen (Parmotrema reticulatum )
Family: Parmeliaceae (shield lichens)
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Flora

Tree

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La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Thorns

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Kapok
La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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(Urera caracasana)
Family: Urticaceae (nettle Family)
La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Pinguicula

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Pinguicula (Pinguicula moranensis)
Family: Lentibulariaceae (bladderwort family)
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Pinguicula

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Pinguicula (Pinguicula moranensis)
Family: Lentibulariaceae (bladderwort family)
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Rose evening primrose (Oenothera rosea)
Family: Onagraceae (evening primrose family)
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Pseuderanthemum praecox
La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Desert rose

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Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Sotana de las Huahuas
Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Peyote button

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Peyote (Lophophora williamsii )
Family: Cactaceae (cactus family)
Sotana de Huahuas
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Sotana de las Huahuas
Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Coffee berry

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Sotano de huahuas
Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Giant of the air

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Giant airplant (Tillandsia utriculata)
Family: Bromeliaceae (bromeliads)
Tamasopo Falls
Mexico
September 4, 2023
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Pareidolia

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Pareidolia
Edward James Surrealistic Sculpture Garden
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Galls

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Galls
Edward James Surrealistic Sculpture Garden
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Mexican cactus in marshmallow form

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Cactus
Sotano de Huahuas
Mexico
September 8, 2023
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Birds

Grackle in waterfall

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Great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
Family: Icteridae (New World blackbirds, orioles, grackles, meadowlarks, cowbirds, oropendula)
Tamasopo
Mexico
September 4, 2023
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Grackle in tree

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Great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
Family: Icteridae (New World blackbirds, orioles, grackles, meadowlarks, cowbirds, oropendula)
Tamasopo
Mexico
September 4, 2023
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Oropendula

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Montezuma oropendula (Psarocolius montezuma)
Family: Icteridae (New World blackbirds, orioles, oropendula, grackles, meadowlarks)
Aldea Nanacatli
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Tropical kingbird

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Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Edward James Surealistic Sculpture Garden
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 6, 2023
Canon R5

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Doves

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Inca dove (Columbina inca)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II

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House sparrow

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House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Family: Passeridae (New World sparrows)
Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Tamasopo Falls
Mexico
September 4, 2023
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Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Tamasopo Falls
Mexico
September 4, 2023
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Piping at the falls

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Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Family: Charadriidae (plovers,lapwings, killdeer, queltehue, and dotterels)
Tamasopo Falls
Mexico
September 4, 2023
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Fish

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Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
Family: Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Tamasopo Falls
Mexico
September 4, 2023
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Bugs

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Pale-edged selenisa (Selenisa sueroides)
Family: Erebidae (underwing, tiger, tussock, and moths)
Aldea Nanacatli
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 6, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II

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Bluewing

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Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa)
Family: Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies)
San Jose
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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(Thyrinteina arnobia)
Family: Geometridae (geometer moths)
Aldea Nanacatli
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 6, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II

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Butterfly on yellow flower

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Pale-banded crescent (Anthanassa tulcis)
Family: Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies)
Near Sotana de Huahuas
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Caterpillar and lichen on tree

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Lunar Eudesmia (Eudesmia meneaa)
Family: Erebidae (underwing, tiger, tussock, and moths)
Near Sotana de Huahuas
Aquismón, Mexico
September 8, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II

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Caterpillar with stars

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(Leucanella viridescens)
Family: Saturniidae (eperor and giant silk moths)
Zaragoza
Mexico
September 3, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II

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Hairstreak

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Family: (
Sotana de las Huahuas
Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Sotana de las Huahuas
Mexico
September 4, 2023
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Eggs

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()
Family: Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies)
Sotana de las Huahuas
Mexico
September 8, 2023
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Dragonfly

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Aldea Nanacatli
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Mexico
September 6, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II

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Beetle in hand

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Aloeus ox beetle (Strategus aloeus)
Family Scarabaeidae (scarabs)
SLP, Mexico 2023
September 4, 2023
Canon 7Dmark2
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Leaf hopper under siege

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Zaragoza
Mexico
September 3, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II

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Wasps on nest with eggs

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Veracruz paper wasp (Polistes veracrucis)
Family: Vespidae (hornets, paper wasps, potter wasps)
Sotana de las Huahuas
Mexico
September 8, 2023
Canon R5

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Springtail

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Family: Machilidae (jumping bristletails)
La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica
Mexico
September 5, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II

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Family: ()
Sotana de Huahuas
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Grasshopper face

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Zaragoza
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Grasshopper on leaf

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Zaragoza
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Spiders

Tarantula

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Steindachner's ebony tarantula (Aphonopelma steindachneri )
Family: Theraphosidae (tarantulas)
Aldea Nanacatli
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 5, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II

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Aldea Nanacatli
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Golden silk spider (Trichonephila clavipes )
Family: Nephilidae (golden orbweavers)
Sotana de Huahuas
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II

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Spider on the cross

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Zaragoza
Mexico
September 3, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II

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Scorpion

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Zaragoza
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Scorpion

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Slender brown scorpion (Centruroides gracilis)
Family: Buthidae (arrowbreasted scorpions)
near Hotel San Jose
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Mexico
September 6, 2023
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Millipede

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Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Reptiles and amphibians

Art gecko

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Asian house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
Family: Gekkonidae (typical geckos)

Hotel San Jose
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Sotana de las Huahuas
Mexico
September 8, 2023
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Smiley

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Mexican smilisca (Smilisca baudinii)
Family: Hylidae (tree frogs)
Aldea Nanacatli
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Mammals

Billy

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Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Three sheep

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Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Amoozing encounter

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Aldea Nanacatli
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 4, 2023
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People

Collecting wood

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La Trinidad
Xilitla, Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Near Sotana de Hauhuas
Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Young boy drinking

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Sotana de Huahuas
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Cute me

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Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Girl in red

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Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Tools of the trade

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San Francisco Parroquia National Park
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Master of stealth

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Mezcal factory - Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Sotano climbing guide

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Sotana de Huahuas
Aquismón, Mexico
September 7, 2023
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Take my picture

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San Luis Potosí Mexico
August 30, 2023
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Dean Martin - Casa Ortiz

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Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Kathy with leather hat

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
August 31, 2023
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Our chariot

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Aldea Nanacatli
Near Xilitla
Mexico
September 5, 2023
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Real de Catorce

NB: Most of the photso from the Real de Catorcew pretrip are aggregated here.

Yo Heart Real de Catorce

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Sign

Real de Catorce, Mexico
August 31, 2023
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Church and hills

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Churches
Real de Catorce, Mexico
August 31, 2023
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Stone alleyway

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Yucca, wall, hills

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Giant Spanish-Dagger (Yucca carnerosana)
Family: Asparagaceae (agave, yucca, asperagus)
Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Umbrellas

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 3, 2023
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Painted cow skull

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Sculptures
Real de Catorce, Mexico
August 31, 2023
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Sleeping dog

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Dogs
Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Bob and Juan

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With Juan Hernandez Guerrero

Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Umbrella street

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Umbrellas
Real de Catorce, Mexico
August 31, 2023
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Stonework

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
August 31, 2023
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Mask in alcove

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
August 31, 2023
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Doors

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Peruvian pepper

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Congronting death for the church

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Churches
Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Cemetery

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Walls and hills

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Tunnel to Real-ity

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Tunnel
Real de Catorce, Mexico
August 31, 2023
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Amor y Paz Tele Tank

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Fish
Real de Catorce, Mexico
August 31, 2023
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Peyote garbage

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
August 31, 2023
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Real Bucks Cafe

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Signs
Real de Catorce, Mexico
August 31, 2023
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Donkey at the ruins

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Donkey (Equus asinus)
Family: Equidae (equines)
Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Donkey face

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Hybrid cloakfern (Astrolepis integerrima )
Family: Lamiaceae (mint family)
Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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September 1, 2023
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September 1, 2023
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Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Buddha - Amor y Paz

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Agave

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Bob with horse hair moustache

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Bob
Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Bob on horse (Forastero) above town

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Bob
Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Small horse among ruins

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Ghost town

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Chimney in ghost town

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September 1, 2023
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Mule girl

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September 1, 2023
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The road ahead

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September 1, 2023
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Dried earth

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September 1, 2023
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Church

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Church
Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Connie ruined

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Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Germander sage (Salvia chamaedryoides )
Family: Lamiaceae (mint family)
Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Lindenleaf sage (Salvia tiliifolia)
Family: Lamiaceae (mint family)
Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Minor lizard (Sceloporus minor)
Family: Phrynosomatidae (phrynosomatid lizards)
Real de Catorce, Mexico
September 1, 2023
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Super moon

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Moon
Real de Catorce, Mexico
August 31, 2023
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Fellow travelers

+ Gundi Jeffrey
+ Laurin Jeffrey
+ Alejandro Kong
+ Adriana Montoya
+ David Lewis
+ Juventino Calderon
+ Kathy Faircloth
+ Connie Green
+ Kathryn Macbride
+ Cindy Beck
+ Hoy Shih
+ Dean Martin
+ Sydney Webber
+ Beth and Steve Wattenberg
+ Martin and Cathy Newman
+ Robert Siegel

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The Trip Itinerary - August 29 - September 11, 2023

+ August 29, 2023 Tuesday - Panamá to Mexico City to San Luis Potosí

Cab to Hotel

+ August 30, 2023 Wednesday - San Luis Potosí

Mask Museum

+ August 31, 2023 Thursday - San Luis Potosí to Real de Catorce

Breakfast at hotel
Fiasco with prearranged hired car - no way we would fit with luggage
Costanzo chocolates
Eventually hired 2 taxis
Drive to Real de Catorce - Amor y Paz hotel

+ September 1, 2023 Friday - Real de Catorce

Horseback ride to ruins with guide: Juan Hernandez Guerrero and my horse: Forastero
Connie and Kathy Faircloth also rode - Connie on a horse, Kathy on a mule
Hoy and Katherine walked up and joined us at the ruins
Starting to rain heavy just as we got to Amor y Paz
Walk to cemetery
Long call with Kyler

+ September 2, 2023 Saturday - Real de Catorce to San Luis Potosí

Depart Amor y Paz hotel - Real de Catorce
Two cabs back to San Luis Potosí
Hotel City Centro
Meet up with MexMush group - opening dinner - on the seventh floor deck

+ September 3, 2023 Sunday -
two cabs back to San Luis Potosí

Zaragoza
Mezcal Campanilla - near the town of Palmar Segundo
Tour of mezcal production process, but none was being made at the time
Meet and photos with local rap star
Photograph young goat herder
Tour bus back to San Luis Potosí Hotel City Centro
Dinner at Hotel in dining room

+ September 4, 2023 Monday - Tamasopo

Lunch at Tamasopo
Swimming in waterfalls at Tamasopo
Casa Ortiz
Dinner at Kapul Restaurant (across from Casa Ortiz)

+ September 5, 2023 Tuesday

Hotel Casa Ortiz
Breakfast at Kapul Restaurant (across from Casa Ortiz)
To Aldea Nanacatli Mushroom Hotel near Xilitla - stay in Mushroom 6
Tour bus to La Trinidad - Zona Ecoturistica - home to the Nahuatl people. Located 14 kilometers from Xilitla
Photograph slug eating mushroom
Lunch in La Trinidad
Break into 3 groups for mushroom foray with guides
Tour bus back to Aldea Nanacatli
Dinner at Hotel
Mushroom talk
Night walk - solo

+ September 6, 2023 Wednesday - Edward James Surrealistic Sculpture Garden, Xilitla, Aldea Nanacatli

Aldea Nanacatli Mushroom Hotel near Xilitla
Breakfast at Hotel - Aldea Nanacatli
Edward James Surrealistic Sculpture Garden
Lunch at La Huerta near Sculpture Garden
Tour bus to town
Town square and cathedrale
On site movie filming about Edward James
Catch a ride with Gundi and Ubentino back to hotel (with Kathy and Cindy)
Switch rooms to Cave 2 (to avoid head bumping)
Dinner at hotel
Night walk with Adriana

+ September 7, 2023 Thursday - Aquismón,

Breakfast at Hotel - Aldea Nanacatli
Hike to Sotana de Huahuas - cobblestone stairs - hot day
Stands selling peyote creams and extracts
Tour bus back to Hotel San Jose in Aquismón
Brief go in pool - water was hot
Night walk near hotel - solo - scorpions on trees
Hotel San Jose in Aquismón

+ September 8, 2023 Friday -

Hike around coffee plantation
Lunch back by restaurant near Hotel San Jose - Eloí Comida Huasteca
Relocate back to Casa Ortiz (Hotel San Jose was deemed inadequate and hot.)
Talk on Lactarius taxonomy by Alejandro

+ September 9, 2023 Saturday - Valles to Rio Verde to San Luis Potosí

Casa Ortiz
Breakfast at
Valle to Rioverde
Market and lunch in Rioverde
Three bracelets with names
To San Luis Potosí
Hotel Centro

+ September 10, 2023 Sunday - San Luis Potosí

Breakfast at hotel
Lunch at Hotel Museo Palacio San Agostin
Return to Hotel Museo to pick up small black bag and photograph spiral staircase
Talk with waiter at Hotel City Center

+ September 11, 2023 Monday - San Luis Potosí to Houston to SFO

Breakfast at hotel
Cab with Kathy Faircloth to SLP Airport
Airport Lounge
Flight to Houston
Clear Customs
Airport Lounge
Flight to SFO

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Acknowledgements

I want to extend my gratitude to all my fellow travelers who helped make this a fantastic trip.
Also special shoutouts to
- Gundi and Juventino for planning the entire trip and being flexible to make course corrections as various issues arose
- Kathy Faircloth who first told me about MexMush and who has been an outstanding traveling companion, including her willingness to take goofy photos of me, and for pointing out every specimen of Cryptothecia and Teloschistes along the way
- Adriana and Alejandro for their enthusiasm and expertise and patience and for even teaching me a bit of mycology and Spanish
- Laurin for his unrelenting help with logistics including Robert wrangling
- Connie Green who planned the pretrip to Real de Catorce and for her expertise and observational skills
- Fellow travelers who pointed out cool things to see and photograph
- Dave for his great spirit and for his willingness to stay back in SLP to safeguard the group
- Every member of the group for all the one on one interludes and wide-ranging conversations during meals, and outings, and travel
- Our intrepid and careful driver
- All our onsite guides
- So many people involved with the preparation and service of our delicious and diverse meals, and
- The many amazing other interesting and helpful locals we met along the way

It is also worth acknowledging the incredible beauty and history of the San Luis Potosí region filled with all manner of visual treats - art, architecture, natural history, performance, and much more.

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