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Mexico: Earth's Festival of LifeSeries 1, Forests of the MayaIn pictures...

The ancient temples of the Maya tower over the forests of the Yucatan.

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Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)

Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

  • Catbej Cenote and its strangler fig
  • A Mayan Temple
  • Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
  • Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
  • Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)
  • Flock of flamingoes wading in water
  • A West Indian manatee underwater
  • Multiple species of bats emerge from a limestone cave at dusk
  • Turquoise browed motmot (Eumomota superciliosa), perched on a branch
  • Don Roque and his wife Doña Zou tender their forest garden in a way little changed since the time of their ancestors

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