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Text and Photos ©2014 by
J. Pint
A FEW OF THE SITES INCLUDED IN VOLUME TWO
Chapter 21
tells you how to reach El Nevado de Colima, Jalisco's highest peak, and
where to hike.
The
three beautiful waterfalls of Los Azules are described in
Chapter 11. Did you know they are only a 20-minute walk from the town
of Tequila?
Around 10,000 pelicans gather daily to feed at Petatán at the
west end of Lake Chapala. Read all about them in Chapter 17.
The Primavera Forest Interpretive Trail is two kilometers long and
suitable for the whole family (Chapter 19).
This
spire is located at Villa Felicidad, just east of the town of Tala,
where you will find all kinds of weirdly shaped rocks as well as the
enchanting Río de las Ánimas, River of Ghosts.
Panoramic
vista from the top of Cerro El Col, near Santa Lucia, where you can
appreciate a 360-degree view of the nearby countryside.
For
an unusual experience, try camping next to the geysers of Los Hervores,
located near Presa de la Vega and described in Chapter 13.
Chapter
24 presents UMA Agua Blanca, featuring bird watching, hiking, camping
and a beautifully preserved circular pyramid (Guachimontón),
two
thousand years old.
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VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL
OUTDOORS
IN WESTERN MEXICO VOLUME 2
AL AIRE LIBRE EN LAS
CERCANÍAS DE GUADALAJARA VOLUMEN 2
by/por John and Susy Pint
- Spanish
and English in one volume
- GPS
coordinates and Wikiloc Routes for every location
Volume
Two is available for
purchase at the following locations. The cost is 200
Mexican pesos.
GUADALAJARA AREA: - Rancho
Pint in Pinar de la Venta, Zapopan (TEL 31 51 16 12)
- Familia
Ibarra, José Manzano 859, entre Sebastián Allende y Aurelio González
(cerca de Transito). TEL 38 24 56 09
- Deportehábitat, Lerdo de Tejada 2593, Tel (33) 3615 8697
- La Perla Records & Books, Pedro Moreno 1530, Tel (33) 1525 3015
- Oceanos Expediciones y Buceo · Plaza Exhimoda
Av. Vallarta 3233 Local 1F y 14F · Guadalajara, Jal, México
Tel. (33) 3915 . 8107
LAKE CHAPALA AREA:
- Diane Pearl
Colecciones, Morelos 1, Ajijic
- Sol Mexicano Gallery,
Colón 13 (across from Bancomer), Ajijic
(TEL contact: Margo McCutcheon,
Ajijic, Tel 766-1298) PUERTO VALLARTA AREA: Gringo's Bookstore, Casa Tranquila, Morelos #7A, Bucerias, Nayarit Tel: 329-298-1767
For more information, contact us at (33) 31 15 16 12 in
Guadalajara; email: ranchopint@hotmail.com.
Volume II of Outdoors includes Biologist Karina Aguilar's delightful drawings
of wild
animals you may spot in the woods, including sketches of their tracks,
gait and scat.
The
Comala-Aquetzalli Falls are featured in Chapter two of Outdoors in
Western Mexico 2. The first three falls are within a short
walk
from where you park your car and each cascade has a pool
ideal
for swimming. You'll reach them after driving only two hoursfrom
Guadalajara, near the town of Chiquilistlán.
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