Jan
14
2009
Teotitlán del Valle is a town of about five thousand that seems much smaller. It’s wedged into a narrow stream valley that winds its way up into the mountains, about a 20 minute ride east from the city of Oaxaca. On our recent tour, we visited Teotitlán twice, focussing our efforts on the cactus scrub and [...]
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Jan
06
2009
I’ve struggled a bit with this post. Every time I try to write it, it feels too heavy. I dunno, maybe the heat here is getting to me. So I’m going to try an experiment–I’m just going to let the pictures do the talking. I’ll provide a rough translation at the end.
I’ll bet you don’t [...]
Tags: chrisbenesh, fieldguidesinc, mexico, oaxaca, vireos
