The unique Great Wall of Pipes in Mexico's Primavera Forest... and how to get there.
The unique Great Wall of Pipes in Mexico's Primavera Forest... and how to get there. By John Pint Naturalist Rodigo Orozco with two nicely rounded pipes each measuring 45 centimeters in diameter. Many years ago, while hiking through the huge Primavera Forest—located immediately west of Guadalajara, Mexico’s second largest city—I stumbled upon a strange sight that I quickly found myself calling “The Great Wall.” It was a cliff face about 70 meters long and 25 high. Protruding from this high wall I could see the tips of hundreds of cylinders of rock, piled one upon the other. Many of these cylinders were perfectly round and about half a meter in diameter but among them were others much fatter. The Great Wall of Pipes is about 70 meters long and 25 high and is located at the northwest corner of Jalisco’s Primavera Forest. “What in the world is this?” I wondered. The Great Wall was not easy to get to, and after a while it faded from my memory, but very recently I discovered a relativ...