A visit to Guadalajara’s own Grand Canyon; the Barranca de Oblatos

Martin St-Amant (S23678) [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

Engraved by the Rio Grande de Santiago, in the State of Jalisco, the Barranca de Oblatos is considered by many tourists as the smaller version of United States Grand Canyon. This canyon is situated on the north-eastern end of the metropolis of the capital city of Jalisco, the Guadalajara and the verge of Zapotlanejo, Tonala, and Zapopan that is present within the Guadalajara metropolitan district. The tourist admires the distinctive beauty and the presence of nature in the surrounding, and some compare the canyon with that of the United States leading attraction, the Grand Canyon.
As far as the dimensions of the canyon are concerned, the canyon covers the area of 2810 acres and is 2000 feet deep. Furthermore, the difference in the height of the rim of the canyon and the river flowing down is 520 meters. The areas of oblatos and Huentitian cross the canyon respectively, and for this purpose, the canyon is also named as Oblatos Huentitian.
The canyon is also notable for being a center of the occurrence of many historical events in the city. For example, this canyon also recognized as the place where the Spaniards exercise control by holding possession of the area after when the Spanish conquest of the 19th century took place between the native tribes of Huentitian. Moreover, this place also functioned as a battleground for the notable wars such as the Cristero War and the Mexican Revolution. However, despite being recognized as a place that holds historical significance regarding the occurrence of war, this place is mostly renowned for the great flooding that took place in the Ponfiriato era.
Furthermore, along with being a hub of major historical events, many tourists and the ecologists have termed the canyon as a biogeographical corridor of the Jalisco City. It is because the place is a venue for different types of flower and wildlife. As the place is a symbol of great biodiversity, it had been a symbol of attraction for leading national and international researchers of the environment. The World Conversation Union declared the place to be a Nature Preserve and an ecological Preservation protected Area. It is because many of the species of wildlife such as Bobcats, Gray Foxes, Barn Owl, Leaf Cutter Ants, Vampire Bats, Redtail Boas, and many others call the canyon their habitat and comfortable residing place.

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