wetlands

Pueblo Escondido

Pueblo Escondido is primarily wetland
terrain. Its soils are clay and sandy loam
on limestone formations and are extremely
delicate. Therefore, great care has to be
taken when cultivating to ensure that
fertility is sustained.

The lay of the land suggests that the
property is located on terraces, such as
shown above, constructed by the Maya
centuries ago to allow the cultivation of
food crops in the wetlands.

Over the years, the flow of water has
created underground hollows and caves,
some of which are inhabited by animals. In
the dry season, these hollows provide
handy nesting spaces for ducks and small
animals. In the rainy season, they fill up
and fish appear, suggesting that there are
underground connections to the nearby
ponds.

Birds nest freely in the trees around the
ponds and in the surrounding forests.
Frogs, fish, leeches, eels, shrimp, crabs,
insects and reptiles and an innumerable
variety of aquatic plants inhabit the
wetlands.

The stream from Bird Haven Pond flows
through Bullet Tree Pond into a bog where
the water lilies bloom beautifully every
year.