Bosque el Nixticuil

The Bosque el Nixticuil (Nixticuil Forest) is an old-growth forest located northwest of the Metropolitan Zone of Guadalajara in the Mexican town of Zapopan. An urban forest, it is encroached by the metropolitan area's constant growth. It is mostly composed of oak, holm oak and pine. It is a remnant of a larger, now vanished, forest of more than 27,000 hectares. Its name comes from a local natural promontory called El Nixticuil. Features Extent The forest stretches over 1,860 hectares, of which 1…