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At the Zimapan hidroelectric dam, some 100 miles NE of Mexico City.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:22 am Post subject: |
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Pictures from the dam. Must have been an impressive canyon when the river flowed free....
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:31 am Post subject: |
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We were attempting to reach the main river that fills the reservoir, but sadly, there's a lot of garbage floating on the narrow canyon.
Birds don't seem to mind, though....
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WILSON
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:34 am Post subject: |
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The zone is very arid and dry, but plants find their way to grow on the walls of a 200 m high wall...
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WILSON
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:38 am Post subject: |
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The place is a popular fishing spot. "Catch and release" is striclty enforced, since the water that fills the dam comes from a very contaminated source.
There's a nice hotel in one of the islands, with swimming pool and everything!
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WILSON
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:40 am Post subject: |
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Fishing...
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:44 am Post subject: |
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The road that goes to the dam passes through some tunnels...
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:47 am Post subject: |
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A few more pictures...
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:54 am Post subject: |
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Some tall trees that used to be on the banks of one of the streams that flow into the dam were overflowed. Since the water has a lot of minerals, the trees died and turned white. Interesting landscape...
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Kev-o
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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Amazing scenery Wilson, but what is with all the floating bottles in the two pics?
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Boomhower
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah! thats one healthy lookin Bird Sanctuary.
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DOC
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:36 am Post subject: |
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Its sad to say Kevin but plastic should be outlawed in some countries.
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greg b
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:01 am Post subject: |
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Kev-O, I think the local fisherman use those plastic bottles as cheap floats on there fishing nets all over the rivers and lakes in Mexico, and not so careful with them.
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