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ZihuaRob — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 01:26:56 +0000

Could you be thinking of El Cañón del Sumidero? It's not a lake but a river valled Río Grijalva that runs all the way to Villahermosa, Tabasco. A few years ago after some heavy storms during rainy season a section of mountain fell, similar to what happened at a Canadian lake resort last week, and the resulting tsunami completely wiped out the village of Juan del Grijalva in Chiapas. The river dammed itself up and a major construction job had to be carried out to repair it without wiping out any more towns downriver. I never saw it mentioned in the US media, though it was THE news here for several tense weeks while the water backed up and the government busted its hump to prevent further disaster.

A Chiapas Travel Story (reply)

Helene — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:22:28 +0000

Is it Zihwren? (sp)

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JeffMN — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:57:04 +0000

I'm thinking of a solo jaunt to Chiapas. Thanks for sharing those great pix. I also want to see a spectacular lake area with a spot that looks very much like a Scandanavian fjord. (forgot the name).

One Man's Wonder

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frostbite — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:00:38 +0000

Great pictures, thanks!

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Josh — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:31:42 +0000

Many of you fellow travelers and Zihua lovers love much of Mexico and capture it so well on film. Thank you, Rob, for your's!

Here is an unexpected joy of another place in Mexico, that I thought you Zihua camera lovers would also enjoy!

http://www.adorama.com/ALC/Article.aspx?googleid=0013754&alias=Discover-Chiapas-Mexicos-Best-Kept-Travel-Photography-Secret&utm_source=ET&a...

Josh