Desde Zih con Cariño

Is an "amate" tree in fact a kind of "fig" tree? Sitting at Casa Arcadia we get bombarded about twice a year with bat guano.

Yes, it's a type of Ficus and is also known as a Strangler Fig. There used to be three huge Amate trees at the zócalo and another one between Daniel's and the Hotel del Pescador. Two were cut down for "remodelación" and two others I believe were poisoned by food vendors dumping their grease on them. They make a terrific shade tree and they also feed our neighbors the fruit bats who feed on their figs.

Here it is dropping a gazillion figs. Pobre barrendero.