Date: 10/27/1999

Number: 1

Irapuato is right at the centre of Mexico. Place your finger right at the heart of the country (Mexico) and there it is. The sanctuaries are located 300 km to the East. The last two days have been very windy and the monarchs are not advancing anymore from here. I see them flying from the west but as soon as they reach the line of trees I described in my early mails, they stop. The trees are tall (30 feet) and protect them from the wind so the monarchs prefer to stay behind them.(Wind blowing from NE.)

The numbers are increasing with time and at this point the scene is really a breathtaking one. It is impossible to calculate the numbers... It really looks like one of the colonies at the sanctuaries. I know now that there are other places (trees) in different areas of the city that are being chosen by monarchs. One of chosen ones is a secondary school... the kids are nuts ! ... a incredible celebration is going on.

Tierras Negras, GUA

Latitude: 20.5 Longitude: -101.8

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