Programme on Rte

UrbanSea

Hey guys this might be the wrong forum but looking for a little help here.

There was a documentary on RTE either last week or the week before last and I'm trying to recall a place that was shown in it.
I think it was in Mexico and it was like a wetland where there was all these temples and over 50,000 strange ponds.
The next thing they showed was the Giant Blue Hole of Belize.

Any help as to the name of the documentary or the name of the place would be appreciated

brian_t

Do you remember was it on RTE1 or RTE2.
Approx time - Early evening or later ?

UrbanSea

Sorry to be so vague. Was early,around 7 in the evening. Think it may have been rte2.

shannon_tek

sounds like Natural planet. They were talking about water. was it a forign guy speaking if so were on the right path. if not im no help to you

im invisible

Havnt seen the documentary, but the place filmed is on the Yucatan (sp?) peninsula in mexico, the water holes are called cenotes (see'no'tays), they are connected by a series of undergound rivers and formed around around the edge of the crater that was left by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, it would have hit what is now the north coast of the Yucatan, so there aru these holes in the sea around there aswell,

brian_t

I didn't watch it but on Thursday 2nd June at 8.00pm RTE2 showed the last episode in the series "Wild Caribbean".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Caribbean

Part of this featured Mexico’s limestone Yucatan peninsula.


The following programme description is from the Pirate Bay website. I'm not going to give the link as it might be considered an illegal download site

WILD CARIBBEAN-SECRET SHORES

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The Caribbean is not just the islands. We explore the least known Caribbean, that area beyond the Sea. A journey along the greatest Caribbean shoreline of all, that of Central America.
From the Panama Canal with its wildlife filled rainforests and islands, the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua, to the Blue Hole "cenotes" of Yucatan in Mexico, this is a uniquely varied coastline. But the jewel in its crown is the Barrier Reef that hugs the coastline of Mexico, Belize and Honduras.

From the tropical coast with its nesting turtles we venture into the mountains and visit steaming volcanoes of Costa Rica and Panama. An exploration of the interior reveals areas of dense jungle and cloud forests full of exotic wildlife from quetzals to jaguars, anteaters to coatis. Such great diversity has come about not just because of the altitude and variety of habitats but also because it's where the creatures of both North and South American continents meet.

Panama, with its rainforest fringed canal and forested islands, has some of the highest biodiversity on earth. While on offshore islands of San Blas the legendary Kuna Indians still live off the sea like their ancestors before them. It's where modern cities and traditional lifestyles share the rich natural wonders in starkly contrasting ways. The archipelago of Torso del Boca with its mangrove nurseries, brilliantly coloured frogs and swimming slothes shows how animals adapt to a Caribbean lifestyle which is not as easy as it looks.

To the North lies the hostile and impenetrable Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua and Honduras an insect ridden area of mangrove swamp. This is the domain of birds and crocodiles. An amazing landscape that is still to be explored.

But of all the lands beyond the Caribbean Sea the most intriguing is that of the ancient land of Yucatan in Mexico. Here there are magnificent caves and Blue Holes that harbour unique communities of weirdly adapted wildlife. On a journey of discovery we unravel the great sub terrain mystery of this part of the Caribbean. Important ritual sites of the Mayan empire, and the fresh water cenotes, form a unique habitat for many creatures. Explorers of these stunning natural underwater cathedrals and fresh water rivers have discovered countless blind fish and cave adapted species. Massive stalagmites and stalactites indicate a drier past for the caves, as these forms can not be constructed underwater.

Is there a possible link with the stunning Blue Hole of Belize? This reef surrounded sink hole has been attracting divers for year, but what is the secret behind it beautiful form. What mysteries of the Caribbean's dark history could explain these incredible and immense cave systems?

Most amazing of all the jewels of the Caribbean is its Barrier Reef - the second largest coral structure on earth. Running along the western Caribbean coastline it creates its own current, and is home to some of the most dramatic underwater animals and marine events. At the right cycle of the moon, the seasonal spawning of snapper and grouper brings visitors from across the sea, massive whale sharks and manta rays - just some of the secrets of the Caribbean.

UrbanSea

Aw yes thank you all.