Catemaco Submarines

Catemaco is a relatively dry place in Los Tuxtlas. Where other communities receive up to 16 feet of rain per year, Catemaco gets by with as little as 7 feet. Yesterday, I think we received one of these feet.


In the second week of June, Veracruz’s rainy season began and returned the parched natural beauty of Los Tuxtlas to its green outlook. On July 20, the real rainy fun began in beautiful customary runoff from the Catemaco gravel pits. Even a few submarines were sighted.

Much of Los Tuxtlas is still struggling with the aftermath of 2005 ’s Hurricane Stan, and recent heavy rains in the Santa Marta’s have wiped out much of the rural road infrastructure. More than likely thousands of campesinos will be in need of help again.

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