Hunting crocodiles in a 1,000m high Canyon in Southern Mexico (Eng/Spa)

in #travel7 years ago (edited)

Adventuring Eric is back.

A few months ago I explored a river in Honduras that had a considerable crocodile population but I couldn´t manage to find at least one, I got to see a lot of birds and local flora and fauna but no reptiles... I still had that rock in my shoe telling me I should´ve searched more thoroughly.

In late January I went to Guatemala through Chiapas, México and I heard about the Sumidero Canyon and the high posibilites of spotting crocodiles in their natural habitat so I decided to give it a go.

Getting was very easy as I was staying in a nearby town called San Cristobal de las Casas, this town is world famous for its local and bohemian vibe and a lot of people from all over the world comes here to do student exchanges or simply just live here for a semester, taking advantages of the amazing food, cheap prices and nice night life.

Here is the picture Gallery from my adventure

Hace algunos meses tuve la oportunidad de explorar un río en Honduras que se supone tenía una población considerable de cocodrilos pero no pude encontrar ninguno, pude ver algunas aves y flora y fauna local pero nada de reptiles.... Todavía tenía esa piedra en el zapato que no me dejaba dormir, diciendome que quizás debí haber buscado más por ellos.
A finales de Enero estuve en Chiapas, Mexico rumbo a Guatemala y escuché sobre este hermosos Cañón del sumidero y las altas posibilidades de encontrar cocodrilos en su hábitat natural sí que decidí explorarlo.
Llegar al cañón fue sencillo ya que me quedé en San Cristobal de las Casas, un pueblo lleno de vibra local y bohemia en el cual muchas personas de todo el mundo vienen a hacer intercamnios estudiantiles o a quedarse por unos cuantos meses para vivir la vida tranquila, disfrutar los precios bajos y la comida deliciosa así como la vida nocturna.
Aquí les dejo una galería de fotos de mi aventura.

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I wish I could drop more pictures of the Canyon, but those I took are the best that I got from a personal point of view while exploring the Canyon from below.

Me gustaría incluir más fotografías del cañón, pero estas son las mejores que obtuve desde mi punto de vista explorando el cañón desde abajo.

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We found an altar for Guadalupe´s Virgin (The latin american version of Virgin Mary) and it was beautiful to feel how sacred the place was.

Encontramos un altar a la virgen de Guadalupe, fue hermoso sentir lo sagrado que el lugar se percibía.

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That´s it for today amigos...

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whoaaaa
Seems like steemian could be found anywhere!

Excelente,la perserverancia conlleva al logro,no solo conseguiste cocodrilo sino que diisfrutaste de un ambiente hermosamente natural.

Thanks for sharing this @anomadsoul, it looks like an amazing place to visit. You also seem to have gotten really close to the crocodiles.. I don't think I would be brave enough to, well done!

I would love to visit here, and will put it on my list of potential places to travel to when I start travelling. thanks againg for sharing!

Wow...the description and the pictures mehn!

I have added the place to my 'must visit' list. Great way to live man.

I want to be like you when I am grown 🙇

Living la vida loca 😎
Following your adventures with joy! 🐊
Glad to see adventuring Eric back :)

Awesome pictures, I love adventures too but little it is I can explore with little or no funds. I’d love to travel the world in 80days lol. Keep steeming and exploring. Those pictures are extraordinary, keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing

exelente post y muy buenas fotos

followback and like my stream pls!

Muy buenas imagenes, el que busca muchas veces encuentra, te felicito por tus recorridos. Gracias por el apoyo a mi post . Saludos Luz Fermín

Gracias a ti por comentar!

a very nice place to visit ...

Amazing this traveling...... i appreciate this adventure. best of luck , resteemit

cool! Looks like you found them :D

Beautiful place . Great traveling , Best of luck .

Wow! @anomadsoul Am sure you had so much fun on this trip? Few of the pictures i love is the monkey that hangs on a tree and the crocodiles on the rock not too far from the bush.

Very special travel.You have enjoyed with wild nature.Your photos are very amazing and also good capture.Carry on.
Having fun

beautiful pictures. the crocodile is huge.. Don't let it bite you.

Cool trip! Love the little altar in the stone crevice... ❤️ Beautiful place... did you go swimming at all? 😉

Awesome pics man, looks like you are having a lot of fun and adventures.

Very cool. Good effort finging them!

Nice canyon, it looks a bit similar than the canyon somewhere in China, except it's much wilder, with crocodiles, wow.

Wish i was there with you lol , i love adventure

Wonderful site, one looked like a prayer mountain...... Let the adventure continue

It looks so exciting yet scary @anomadsoul! I got happier when I saw that there is a statuette of Mama Mary on the rocks! 😍

So how was the swimming? How big do yhey get?

Now that looks properly remote. Sheer rock faces on either side and crocs too to bargain with. This is a real old school adventure in the truest sense 100% upvoted.

son buenas fotos las de tu post. que siga la aventura!

Gracias que bueno que te gustaron!

Wow! That's a part of the world I have no knowledge of. I had no idea about such a canyon. What I like the best though, is that you are out there experiencing life! Blessings.

Great photos and info. I love that area and San Cristobal. That's where we would go when making our Visa runs from Guatemala. Beautiful town. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful pictures. I over the way you give your best for quality contributions to the growth of this platform. Do be careful with crocodiles because the can be dangerous.

@eurogee

You found a crocodile in the end!

Very good post! Hope one day my posts will be as great as yours are. Thank you for supporting me:) 😊

A wonderful trip! I would not stand with my back to the crocodiles)).

beautiful pics, i loved the canyon and the altar, your smile and the t-shirt lol

Amazing content with the relevant pictures. Keep going mate, you are doing it great! ❤️

Wonderfull trips you had @anomadsoul. I really should join you to travel someday.

Stunning! The vastness of the canyons sure can make one feel small and insignificant in the grand scheme of things. I specially love the fourth photos is it looks as though a tree is emerging from the rock. -Aimee

This is super cool. Amazing pictures and fun there too. Your hair is growing fast too haha

He's back!! Hell ya man. Adventure time! What an epic place. With those huge cliffs and the water it reminds of an awesome place here in Cali called Hetch Hetchy reservoir. That shrine for Guadalupe's Virgin is way cool. And I'm not even religious, I just think its such a cool spot for a shrine lol. And you got to see some crocodiles this time!! That's badass. Sucks to see all that trash back there in the driftwood though. Especially in such a beautiful spot. Have fun in Guatemala!

Que envidia mano!

Que experiencia!! Imagino el disparo de adrenalina recorrer el cuerpo al ver un animal así. Las fotos están preciosas! Me encantó ese hermoso cañón. Gracias por compartir esa aventura con nosotros. Abrazos desde Venezuela.

De verdad que sí, estar tan cerca de estos reptiles tan antiguos causa que la piel se ponga de gallina

Que buenas fotos =) . excelente aventura.

Gracias, fue muy bonita aventura! Saludos

excelentes imágenes, eres muy buen fotógrafo, que buena aventura.Saludos!

Gracias, creo que he mejorado de tantas fotos que he tomado, pero no estoy ni cerca de mi objetivo

Thanks for sharing this @anomadsoul, today is chinese new year. hopefully you enjoy this day and have a good day!

Hermoso lugar e impresionantes fotos...se nota que lo disfrutaste muchísimo

Gracias, y si, es una experiencia muy bonita de verdad, saludos!

Wow, de verdad verdad, ¡Me encanta! Ojalá pudiese viajar contigo :$ Yo solo me conformo con ver AnimalPlanet en la televisión pero realmente el mundo esta lleno de belleza sin explorar... ¡Por conocer! Es realmente emocionante.

Lo malo es que ya ni en animal planeta ves animales, puro reality show!

¡Que agradable lugar! debió haber sido una experiencia particular. Me encantaría algún día tener un viaje así y toparme con las cosas más bellas que la naturaleza me quiera mostrar:).

México es muy recomendable para eso, pero hay muchos lugares en el mundo que valen la pena!

Es muy bello, no me imaginaba a unos cocodrilos viviendo en una zona como esta, tan húmeda. Sin embargo, lo que más me gustó fue la imagen de la Madre Divina: los lugares más sagrados del planeta están amparados por esta hermosa energía femenina siempre. Un abrazo, gracias por compartirnos esto, Eric.

Muchos países religiosos guardan mucha belleza y tradiciones que ni imaginamos! Gracias

buen post, Bellas imágenes .
¿Esa es la virgen de Guadalupe?

Si, máximo símbolo religioso en México, saludos.

OMG, More scary than adventurous. I don't know what you guys achieve after putting your life in danger, but it's good to do what you like and especially like these adventurous, strong guts should be along with passion :)
Hats off to you boy.

whatever form and type can be made steemian. steemian is everywhere

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