We met up in Cancún airport on 28 December and travelled the short distance to Puerto Morelos and a hotel on the beach.
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| View from our hotel in Puerto Morelos. (Photo: Wai Yi) |
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| Beach at Puerto Morelos. (Photo: Wai Yi) |
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| A refreshing swim at the end of a day in the forest. (Photo: Paul Ramsay) |
We spent two days in the Dr Alfredo Barrera Botanical Gardens in Puerto Morelos, identifying trees and spotting animals. Here are some of our photos...
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| Eating at the botanical gardens. (Photo: Simon Stringer) |
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| Lots of fresh food on offer. (Photo: Simon Stringer) |
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| Breakfast in the botanical gardens. (Photo: Reanne Kelf) |
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| Walking along the canopy bridge. (Photo: Reanne Kelf) |
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| Climbing to the canopy viewing platform. (Photo: Jasmine Owen) |
Here are some examples of the plants we were learning to recognize:
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| The epiphytic cactus (Selenicereus testudo). (Photo: Wai Yi) |
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| Acrocomia mexicana, a palm with attitude. (Photo: Paul Ramsay) |
And some of the animals...
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| Yucatan subspecies of the Central American Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis). (Photo: Wai Yi) |
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| Yucatan subspecies of the Central American Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis). (Photo: Wai Yi) |
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| Mexican Porcupine (Coendou mexicanus) foraging in tree canopies at night. (Photo: Paul Ramsay) |
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| Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus). (Photo: Wai Yi) |
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| Grey Cracker (Hamadyas februa). (Photo: Wai Yi) |
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| An invasive species: the House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) comes from SE Asia. (Photo: Simon Stringer) |
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| Black Iguana (Ctenosaua similis). (Photo: Simon Stringer) |
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| Veined Tree Frog (Trachycephalus venulosus). (Photo: Wai Yi) |
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| Wolf Spider (Photo: Paul Ramsay) |
New Year's Eve was celebrated in the botanical gardens in proper Mexican piñata style.
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| Hitting the piñata is harder than it looks. (Photo: Wai Yi) |
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| But the rewards are worth waiting for. (Photo: Simon Stringer) |
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