"The Lion"'s by frenchfrog

Santa Maria del Tule - Mexico, Oaxaca Lion face figure shapped in the El Tule tree. It is an impressive cypress tree thought to be more than 2000 years old. It is one of the world largest trees. It s roots are buried more than 20 metres into the ground. The tree is 42 metres high. It weights 640000 tons and has a diametre of over 14 metres! It will take 35 adults to embrace the trunk. If he could talk he will be able to tell us lots of stories about Mexico

Uploaded: Oct, 14 2009 | Taken: Apr, 03 2009| Viewed: 27 times  | 5 votes Camera: NIKON CORPORATION | Model: NIKON D40X | Exposure 10/5000s, ISO 1600 | FLength: 155mm | SW: Picasa 3.0