orchids etc in Tulum, Mexico

[Wireman]

I would have been so tempted to try to bring the crocodile bones back!!! One of my art specialties is painting bones, sometimes full skeletons and reassembling them. I could have done so much with a croc skull!

It's a shame so much of the forests get destroyed, but the flora and fauna is such a big part of the culture that they save a lot of it. It makes work for conservationists a bit easier. Plus, they know people like us love them. The forests regenerate very quickly down there. If you leave a site unattended for a year it's usually halfway consumed by trees when you get back.