Plants in Mesoamerican cloud forests climb mountains to escape climate change

A study reveals that species have moved to higher altitudes, at an average rate of between 1.8 and 2.7 meters per year since 1979

https://archive.ph/wip/1ZTcj

https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-03-09/plants-in-mesoamerican-cloud-forests-climb-mountains-to-escape-climate-change.html

Hi, I'm Qwynnyx (they/them).
(Pronounced as Welsh Gwyn & Greek Nyx, i.e. /ˈgwin.niks/ or preferably /ˈgwyn.nyks/)
I'm a #university #student of cultures who first developed writing.
I did #egyptology & #assyriology i.e. #AncientMesopotamianStudies for my bachelor's but am now moving to #politicalscience & #sinology (no #mesoamerican studies @ my uni) for my master's.
I speak fluent #German & #English & know some #French but currently study #Mandarin #Chinese in #Taiwan.
#Introduction
#NeuHier

NAWALLI brings Mesoamerican religious beliefs to the gaming table, in the form of a tight and tense lane battler. Read more in this Meeple Mountain review.
https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/nawalli/

#BoardGames #Aztec #MesoAmerican
4/5 ★

Happy #WorldFrogDay! #DYK there are currently 7582 species of frogs documented, about 88% of all known amphibians?

This happy greenstone #frog lives at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. Unfortunately very little info is available about its exact origins beyond it being pre-conquest #Mesoamerican; museum records list it as having been collected from the Valley of #Mexico, Chalco, possibly Veracruz, and added to the collection in 1901.

Dimensions: L13.5 x W 16.0 x D 25.0 cm.

For #MosaicMonday, here is Diego Rivera's 1956 Exekatlkalli mosaic on the façade of La Casa de los Vientos (The House of the Winds, home of Dolores Olmedo) in #Acapulco, #Mexico. It was one of his last great works before his death in 1957. In addition to the depictions of #Mesoamerican deities Quetzalcóatl, Cōātlīcue, and Tlāloc, there is a Xoloitzcuintle (Mexican Hairless Dog) and a "Sapo-Rana" ("Toad-Frog" - a character based on Rivera's nickname).

More photos here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:La_Casa_de_los_Vientos,_Acapulco

After seeing the ruins of #Mesoamerican cities all my life, I love finding artistic representations of what they used to look like.

More images here: http://www.hookedonthepast.com/teotihuacan/