#velo de novia waterfall

[sitting-on-me-bum]

A new species of rocket frog (Ectopoglossus sp nov) spotted at the Velo de Novia waterfall, in the Junin community, Imbabura province, Ecuador. Two frog species are at the centre of a fight to save an Ecuadorean forest from destruction by mining

Photograph: Cristina Vega Rhor/AFP/Getty Images

[ausfallen]

Cascada el Chiflón, Chiapas, Mexico. 2019

The hike was tiring, but the views are so worth it. El Velo de Novia/The Brides Veil is something worth visiting at least once in your life.

[youngreckless]

23 for Malec please? Thank you darling! <333

this has been sitting in my askbox for more than a month. 😭 i am so sorry for this long of a delay. 🥺 i hope you like this.

23. "We have to be quiet." for malec (magnus/alec)

"Magnus," Alec said.

"Shh. We have to be quiet."

Alec sighed and lowered his voice, "Why?"

"Because I'm not allowed to be here!" Magnus whispered back.

"At least tell me where we are!"

"Alec, shut up."

Alec glared at the back of Magnus' head, but followed him still, even though he had no idea where they were going. He could hardly see anything in the dark; he'd drawn a Night Vision rune hastily and it wasn't helping much.

He thought they might be in the middle of a forest, because he could see trees around them, and the air smelled of, well, a forest. But he couldn't figure out where they were going. He didn't even know which country they were in. For all he knew, Magnus could've Portaled them to the opposite side of the world. That's how his surprises were.

Alec was sure he wouldn't be able to get Magnus to reveal anything. Magnus was always stubbornly amazing at keeping his surprises. And Alec was, although extremely happy with every surprise that Magnus gave him, also terribly impatient because he hated the wait and the not-knowing.

Nevertheless, he accepted his fate and decided to quietly follow Magnus. They walked silently for a while, Alec following wherever Magnus seemed to be leading. After ten or so minutes of walking, Magnus abruptly stopped.

Alec looked around them, and still couldn't see anything except for darkness and trees. Then Magnus started walking again, took a few steps ahead and then took a right turn and stopped again. Alec dutifully followed him.

The sight that greeted him when he came and stood beside Magnus took his breath away. It was still dark, the only source of light being the fireflies and the pixies flying around, and the reflection of their glow on the waterfall. But that was why it was the most beautiful sight he'd seen.

He gazed in awe, then turned to look at Magnus and found his boyfriend already looking at him, the light reflecting in his eyes. "This is beautiful," Alec half said, half whispered.

Magnus smiled. "That's why I wanted to show it to you."

Alec looked back at the waterfall in front of him. It was enchanting, almost ethereal, absolutely idyllic. "Where are we?"

"The waterfall is called Catarata Velo de la Novia. Also commonly known as the Bridal Veil Fall of Peru."

Alec turned to face Magnus. "Peru? We're in Peru?"

"Precisely why I said I'm not allowed to be here," Magnus said in a mischievous voice.

"Magnus! You're banned from entering Peru!"

"Shh. What the High Council of Peruvian Warlocks doesn't know won't hurt them."

Alec looked incredulously at Magnus for a moment, and then sighed. "We shouldn't risk it. I don't want anything bad to happen to you because of this."

Magnus rolled his eyes in response. "They'll probably just ban me again if they found us here. Relax, Alexander. Nothing bad is going to happen. Now, let's enjoy this sight for a few moments, okay? Come here."

Magnus grabbed Alec's and pulled him close to press a sweet kiss against his lips. Alec grabbed his neck, not letting him pull away, and deepened the kiss.

When the finally broke apart, Alec said, "Fine. As long as you stay with me."

"Always," Magnus replied, and kissed him again.

[venus-garden]

Velo de Novia

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[stumbleimg]

One of my shots from Cascadas el Chflón in Chiapas, Mexico. The waterfall in the back is the famous "Velo de Novia". [2592 × 3872] OC

[couplesmap]

One of my shots from Cascadas el Chflón in Chiapas, Mexico. The waterfall in the back is the famous "Velo de Novia". [2592 × 3872] OC

[eduseyes]

川　The waterfalls

📍 Cascade Velo de Novia, Mexico

[the-circles-of-life]

Lutrochus meridaensis Otter Beetle

ft. Crystal Maier

As a kid, entomologist Crystal Maier loved getting her feet wet.

“What excites me most is standing in the middle of a mountain stream with my toes in the water, cool water running past, with a net full of little tiny creatures waiting to be discovered,” she says.

This is how she got to know aquatic beetles, which are known for their love for clean water. Now, as an adult, she got to study her favorite bugs as a career.

In fact, her PhD revolved around investigating beetles from the family Lutrochidae, which at the time only had 11 species, all of which are small, fuzzy, and brown.

They live in waterlogged plant debris or on travertine—calcium deposits in streams—giving them the nickname "travertine beetles." In reality, less than 50% actually live on travertine.

“I'm a huge advocate for calling them "otter beetles" from "Lutra," the Latin name for a genus of otters. It makes sense, because they are fuzzy, brown, and are equally at home on land and in the water, just like otters!” she adds.

In her research, she identified many new species that have been sitting in museum collections for years, sometimes centuries. This highlights the importance of museums as repositories of diversity and how much is still waiting to be discovered.

Worldwide, there are over 2,000 known species of aquatic beetles, a small number compared to the grand total of 400,000 species of beetles in the world. Beetles make up 40% of currently known insect species and a 25% of all animal species living today.

But if she had to choose a single species that means a lot to her, it would be Lutrochus meridaensis. It lives clinging to the face of Cascada Velo de la Novia, a waterfall in Venezuela, burrowing through the liverworts that grow on the water-splashed rock.

It was among the several unidentified Venezuelan beetles handed to her by her PhD supervisor. At the end of the project, Crystal described and named 6 species from the country alone, with many more discovered in the rest of the world.

“An important part of science is describing and understanding what exists in the natural world, so that we may better understand our place in it.”

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Crystal Maier is an insect collection manager at The Field Museum. Get to know Crystal, water beetles, and her museum life.

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[imbatiblelikeafuckingbosss]

#roadtrip #perfectmoments #green #jungle #waterfall #velodenovia #valledebravo Foto por el mejor @park_jeiv (en Cascada Velo De Novia, Valle De Bravo, México) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxl5piel-iFTFIIi4nUIOdVnv3Q9DPewNdN_fg0/?igshid=1ao2m5rhuub3q

[viajarelajado]

La Cascada Velo de Novia en el estado de Chiapas, México 🇲🇽 en el año 2017. #chiapas #mexico #travelblogger #wanderlust #instatravel #phototravel #elchiflon #cascada #waterfall #chiapas

[fitofoto]

Cascada (waterfall) el Chiflon, Chiapas Mexico! 🇲🇽, got to go is a fantastic place and sight in this wonderful country! . . #mexico #chiapas #waterfall #cascada #chiflon #elchiflon #chiflonmexico #exploreyourworld #explore #nature #people @pole_fabs #water #agua #fall #niagarafalls #bestwaterfalls #waterfalloftheday #day #america #fun #cool #instagood #cinemagraph @plotagraph #plotaverse (at Cascada el Chiflon Velo de Novia)

[nadirshepherd]

La fotografía es el medio adecuado para recrear el ahora, el mundo vivo de nuestros días. ❤️ 🌸 🕊️ 🍃 🍀 #Beautiful #Nature #waterfall #chiapas #Amazing #ILoveIt #MotherNature (en Cascada El Chiflón, Velo De Novia, Tzimol, Chiapas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM7iYK6niYP/?igshid=sw2zocb5uzg9

[elisainiguezsworld]

El velo blanco de la novia del Río Cuervo... #sonyalpha #landscape #nature #rural #escapadarural #mundorural #travel #travelers #turismorural #turismodeespaña #viajandoporelmundo #lugaresconencanto #longexposure #waterfall https://www.instagram.com/p/CMNuIFjgiSN/?igshid=gl5z96lg0xkg

[venus-garden]

Velo de Novia

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[thatsnakeman]

One of my shots from Cascadas el Chflón in Chiapas, Mexico. The waterfall in the back is the famous "Velo de Novia". [2592 × 3872] OC via /r/EarthPorn https://ift.tt/37q7WUE

[kikejimeneza]

El Velo de Novia en las Cascadas de el Chiflón, Chiapas 💦 . . . . #tourism #ecotourism #turismo #cascada #waterfall #mexico #chiapas #travel #shotoniphone #nature #eco #amazing #adventure #river #water #green #america #appleiphone #beauty #landscape (en Cascadas El Chiflon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJtozzwFcSW/?igshid=25a82kua2o68