Great Balls of Stone! What to expect if you visit Las Piedras Bola in 2013
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- Published on Friday, 08 February 2013 18:09
- Written by John Pint
Naturally formed giant balls of stone are a rare phenomenon in most parts of the world, but not on a mountain top near Ahulaluco, 75 kilometers west of Guadalajara, where hundreds of them lie nestled in a bed of soft volcanic ash. It’s even said that these are the largest megaspherulites (their scientific name) in the world, for which reason I decided to go measure a few of the biggest I could find.
“At the same time,” I told my Mexican relatives, “I can check out all the improvements made by the Jalisco Secretariat of Culture to facilitate the access of tourists to this extraordinary site.”