Tourist Tree
Video courtesy of Proyecto Costa Escondida Maritime Maya 2011 Expedition, NOAA-OER. Download (mp4, 6.8 GB)

A 360 degree view of the foliage at one of 40 locations documented by Derek Smith during his ecological survey of the site shows the variety of plant species growing at Vista Alegre including palms (Family: Palmae) and a small Gumbo Limbo or “Tourist Tree.”

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