Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Ecoparque La Punta, Catemaco, where I am staying tonight
I was referred to this place by Cuautemoc Benitez Patino. It is a pre-hispanic sweat lodge and spa, with an eco-park where they are letting me camp. Ecoparque La Punta
Rebuttle to the Swindle film I was looking for; Onward with our work to protect our Climate!
Click Here for an article explaining some of the grave errors and the nature of the Swindle film.
This is my receipt for purchasing offsets for a flight from Chiapas, Mexico (where I think I may take off from), offsetting 4,400 pounds of carbon pollution from Driving Green. This company has an emissions calculator for flights, and the company has been rigorously screened and approved as offering legitamate and certified offsets by Environmental Defense.
Thank you for your order
Your transaction was approved!
Reference # VUHE0F625CF2
Description: DrivingGreen Emissions Offsets
Tax Amount: $0.00
Total Amount: $16.00
Bill To: Paul Park
4405 29th St
Mount Rainier Maryland 20712
US
301-927-5474
pauljosephpark@gmail.com
Ship To: Paul Park
4405 29th St
Mount Rainier Maryland 20712
US
301-927-5474
Thank you for your order
Your transaction was approved!
Reference # VUHE0F625CF2
Description: DrivingGreen Emissions Offsets
Tax Amount: $0.00
Total Amount: $16.00
Bill To: Paul Park
4405 29th St
Mount Rainier Maryland 20712
US
301-927-5474
pauljosephpark@gmail.com
Ship To: Paul Park
4405 29th St
Mount Rainier Maryland 20712
US
301-927-5474
Tlacotalpan-Roca Partida-Monte Pio-Sontecomapan-Catemaco
Leaving Tlacotalpan, Salon Euphoria, and the Gallosa Family (Thursday).
The Virgin of the Candelaria.
Pic I took of bench in Tlaco plaza before leaving.
Kiosk.
Plaza.
Pet monkey.
A lake in the hills.
Approaching a small village.
Some scenery from the road.
Entrance to a ranch. See the cow/bull skull on the tree.
A nice land-rock formation.
A fun down-hill.
Bridge in Salinas.
Salinas-Roca Parida, a place, like Monte Pio, where a (fresh water) river meets the (salt water) Gulf. A nice place to swim.
In Salinas-Roca Partida, I met a family on the beach. The were having an extended family vacation at the aunt´s house on the shore. They invited me to camp in their yard, and I played with the kids, breaking out a little ball Broken Arrow Cafe in Alabama gave me. We played catch, and then I taught them how to play ¨500¨, where player throws the ball up for the rest to catch, shouting out a number, the number of points the receiver gets. I shared dinner with the family, and we talked about global warming and its solutions.
Mojarra fish farm.
Punta Roca Partida from further away.
A ¨teterete¨ lizard on a tree by the stream, Toro Prieto. Some guy almost killed it right as I was watching it by throwing a rock at it, but luckily it just missed. I asked why the boy was trying to kill it, and my impromptu guide told me that many around here ¨just aren´t educated.¨
Pet parrot.
Pet parrots, Toro Prieto.
This parrot could do the whistle, or ¨chifle¨, that means ¨wow, you´re hot¨.
These parrots live outside in a tree. Miraculously, they don´t fly away. The owner helps them back up to the tree if they fall so foreign dogs don´t get at them. Perhaps their wings are clipped.
The pet gator, Toro Prieto, near Punta Roca Partida.
Head of the gator.
Tail of the gator.
Middle of the gator.
Nice teeth.
Punta Roca Partida, which has a cave you can take a boat into, where they found buried/hidden objects of the pirates who used this region as their base.
The Virgin of the Candelaria.
Pic I took of bench in Tlaco plaza before leaving.
Kiosk.
Plaza.
Pet monkey.
A lake in the hills.
Approaching a small village.
Some scenery from the road.
Entrance to a ranch. See the cow/bull skull on the tree.
A nice land-rock formation.
A fun down-hill.
Bridge in Salinas.
Salinas-Roca Parida, a place, like Monte Pio, where a (fresh water) river meets the (salt water) Gulf. A nice place to swim.
In Salinas-Roca Partida, I met a family on the beach. The were having an extended family vacation at the aunt´s house on the shore. They invited me to camp in their yard, and I played with the kids, breaking out a little ball Broken Arrow Cafe in Alabama gave me. We played catch, and then I taught them how to play ¨500¨, where player throws the ball up for the rest to catch, shouting out a number, the number of points the receiver gets. I shared dinner with the family, and we talked about global warming and its solutions.
Mojarra fish farm.
Punta Roca Partida from further away.
A ¨teterete¨ lizard on a tree by the stream, Toro Prieto. Some guy almost killed it right as I was watching it by throwing a rock at it, but luckily it just missed. I asked why the boy was trying to kill it, and my impromptu guide told me that many around here ¨just aren´t educated.¨
Pet parrot.
Pet parrots, Toro Prieto.
This parrot could do the whistle, or ¨chifle¨, that means ¨wow, you´re hot¨.
These parrots live outside in a tree. Miraculously, they don´t fly away. The owner helps them back up to the tree if they fall so foreign dogs don´t get at them. Perhaps their wings are clipped.
The pet gator, Toro Prieto, near Punta Roca Partida.
Head of the gator.
Tail of the gator.
Middle of the gator.
Nice teeth.
Punta Roca Partida, which has a cave you can take a boat into, where they found buried/hidden objects of the pirates who used this region as their base.
Monte Pio--a great place to swim, a vacation destination for the region. Just note there is no cell phone signal or internet around. More of a natural attraction.
Monte Pio.
More of Monte Pio.
Monte Pio on Saturday morning. This place has two rivers coming together, and emptying into the Gulf, giving bathers the options of fresh water and saltwater. A fun place to swim, hang out, meet people, play soccer, eat, etc.
Loading a truck-load of folks Mexican-style. They were headed from Monte Pio to Catemaco, like me. The guy climbing up on the left eventually perched on top. Later down the road, I caught up to them on my bike as they stopped so the guy on top could change positions to stand on the bumper in back. This truck was packed! If not safe, at least they are getting good mileage per person!
A section of road in the bioreserve Los Tuxtlas designed to slow down traffic to protect the animals and call attention to, and appreciation of, the reserve.
Scene from the bioreserve Los Tuxtlas.
The kiosk in Sontecomapan.
The plaza in Sontecomapan.
What I thought was a cool looking, artistic looking tree at sunset on the road between Sontecomapan and Catemaco, Sat. Apr. 14 evening.
Where I ate last night, a front porch stand of ¨garnachas¨ and empanadas. Garnachas are fried masa with beans, cheese and salsa on top. I had three garnachas and one empanada. They sell for 2 pesos each, or twenty cents. I also had a locally produces soft drink, made in Coyame, and called Coyame. It is made with water from a local spring, and the flavor is apple-vanilla. The mother is Artemi Olivar, and the daughter Ingrit.
The central plaza in Catemaco.
I was pleased to see the waste management/separation and recycling system in Catemaco.
Catemaco´s main church.
City street in downtown Catemaco.
Sunday at the church in Catemaco.
Another turtle at the mini zoo in Tlaco.
A turtle at the mini zoo in Tlacotalpan
Sunday at the Catholic Church in Catemaco.
Monte Pio.
More of Monte Pio.
Monte Pio on Saturday morning. This place has two rivers coming together, and emptying into the Gulf, giving bathers the options of fresh water and saltwater. A fun place to swim, hang out, meet people, play soccer, eat, etc.
Loading a truck-load of folks Mexican-style. They were headed from Monte Pio to Catemaco, like me. The guy climbing up on the left eventually perched on top. Later down the road, I caught up to them on my bike as they stopped so the guy on top could change positions to stand on the bumper in back. This truck was packed! If not safe, at least they are getting good mileage per person!
A section of road in the bioreserve Los Tuxtlas designed to slow down traffic to protect the animals and call attention to, and appreciation of, the reserve.
Scene from the bioreserve Los Tuxtlas.
The kiosk in Sontecomapan.
The plaza in Sontecomapan.
What I thought was a cool looking, artistic looking tree at sunset on the road between Sontecomapan and Catemaco, Sat. Apr. 14 evening.
Where I ate last night, a front porch stand of ¨garnachas¨ and empanadas. Garnachas are fried masa with beans, cheese and salsa on top. I had three garnachas and one empanada. They sell for 2 pesos each, or twenty cents. I also had a locally produces soft drink, made in Coyame, and called Coyame. It is made with water from a local spring, and the flavor is apple-vanilla. The mother is Artemi Olivar, and the daughter Ingrit.
The central plaza in Catemaco.
I was pleased to see the waste management/separation and recycling system in Catemaco.
Catemaco´s main church.
City street in downtown Catemaco.
Sunday at the church in Catemaco.
Another turtle at the mini zoo in Tlaco.
A turtle at the mini zoo in Tlacotalpan
Sunday at the Catholic Church in Catemaco.
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