The here and now... and what and why

Complacency is a trap. At least that’s what I was thinking when I up and left the comfort of a Yankee prep school gig, where I taught music, amongst other things, for 28 years. There was also that life long career as a composer, musician and artist.

First, it was a year in St. Thomas, USVI, working as a reporter and shooting photography and then, a year in San Agustin Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Time passed.
More time passed and a year back in the Athens of America followed by a hasty return to Oaxaca where it is all happening.
A couple of years in San Sebastian Etla and now, just down the road in San Pablo Etla. Life is good.

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Santo Domingo
The view from Corazon del Pueblo

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Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
Musician, photographer, videographer, reporter, ex-officio teacher, now attempting to be a world traveler

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Termites in El Tule... or close.

The director of Forest Development, Felix Piñeriro Márquez, confirmed the presence of termites in the son of El Tule, the 2000 year old ahuehuete cypress tree in Santa Maria El Tule, and announced urgent actions to eradicate them before they reach to the giant 509 ton parent tree.

I am not sure how far the son is from the parent, maybe 100 meters if I am thinking of the right tree.  It may be the one to the right in the shot above.  These trees are closely monitored.  El Tule is a natural wonder, a magnificent tree, and one of Oaxaca's key tourist sites.  El Tule is not far from the city on the way to Mitla or Tlacolula.

One would think that over 2000 years, that it has survived lots of insects and natural attacks, but this one sounds serious.  I am pretty confident they will stay on top of this and not let anything happen.
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