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El Cielo: Forest in the Clouds

El Cielo: Forest in the Clouds

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1993

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Along the eastern escarpment of Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental exists an area known as El Cielo... an isolated enclave at the crossroads of North and South American flora and fauna. Eight distinct forest systems are found within its boundaries.

At the heart of El Cielo is a small pocket of cloud forest which exists half-way up the eastern face of the escarpment. Much of the year the forest is bathed in heavy mists as clouds from the Gulf of Mexico brush the steep slopes. El Cielo provides rare and exciting photography of Common Potoo, courtship of the 2 1/2" Bumblebee Hummingbird, pair bonding behavior in Barred Antshrikes and Magnificent Military Macaws in their remote canyons. El Cielo has been captured in all its glory from the birthplace of rivers, to the rain shadow on the west, by the artistry of world class cinematographer John Bax.

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Released: 1993 - Format: VHS - Sound: Stereo - Duration: 56:13 Produced by Gorgas Science Foundation, Inc.

El Cielo: Forest in the Clouds

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