Guadalupe Victoria Elementary
SCHOOL VISIT
Guadalupe Victoria Elementary
El Rosario Community
El Rosario Sanctuary
Ambassadors: 351-382
Coordinates: 19.5709774 -100.2760235
Dear Friends, this season, in response to your beautiful Ambassador butterflies, in which you illustrate your local culture, school life, and actions taken to conserve Monarchs’ breeding habitat, we have designed a beautiful, interesting letter (and lesson) reflecting on the most precious and vital liquid for plants and animals including us: W A T ER!
The origin of the Monarchs’ overwintering mountains is ancient volcanic activity. Nowadays, an important geothermal-electric plant is nearby and is the second most important in generating electricity in México.
“Many visitors tell us that our water is fresh and d e l i c i o u s ! Could it be that one of the reasons why Monarchs have overwintered in our region since ancestral times is also because of the content of minerals and nutrients in our water and soil due to this volcanic activity a very, very long time ago?”
What do we use water for? What are some of the main agents that pollute and even poison water? What are some actions we could take to keep water clean?
“We hope this is an interesting topic to explore for you as well.”
It has been a rainy and cold day today. The Monarchs do not seem to mind. Their wings are ’’ super-hydrophobic (almost waterproof) and they can tolerate periods of freezing temperatures. (more so if they are dry).
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Queridos amigos, en respuesta a sus hermosas mariposas embajadoras, en las que ilustran su cultura local, su vida escolar y las acciones con las que ayudan a conservar el hábitat de reproducción de las Monarcas, hemos diseñado una hermosa e interesante carta (y lección) reflexionando sobre el más preciado líquido para las plantas y los animales, incluyéndonos nosotros: ¡EL AGUA!
El origen de las montañas donde hibernan las Monarcas es una región de actividad volcánica. Hoy en día la segunda planta geotérmica y eléctrica más importante de México se encuentra muy cerca generando electricidad para todo el centro del país.
“¡Muchos visitantes nos dicen que nuestra agua es fresca y d e l i c i o s a! Many visitors tell us that our water is fresh and d e l i c i o u s ! ¿Podría ser que una de las razones por las que las Monarcas han venido a hibernar a nuestra región desde tiempos ancestrales es también por los contenidos de minerales y nutrientes en nuestras aguas y nuestro suelo debido a ésta actividad volcánica hace muchos, muchos años?”
¿Para qué usamos el agua:? ¡Cuáles son algunos de los agentes que contaminan e incluso envenenan el agua? ¿Cuales son algunas de las acciones que podemos tomar para mantener el agua limpia?
“¡Esperamos que éste sea un tema interesante para que ustedes lo estudien también!”
Ha sido un día frío y lluvioso. A las Monarcas esto no les molesta en lo más mínimo. Sus alas son “hidrofóbicas” (casi impermeables) y ellas pueden tolerar perfectamente periodos de congelación, mucho más si se encuentran secas
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