

Taking Flight in the Mountains of Guatemala
During a morning hike to the Maya Jaguar schools on our recent trip to Guatemala, my daughter spotted a gorgeous butterfly with vibrant purple and yellow wings. As we scrambled along the rocky jungle trail trying to get a better glimpse, we noticed that the color vanished completely when the butterfly landed and closed its wings. The underside of the wings appeared with an intricate grey and white pattern of lines and circles mimicking the lichen growing on damp fallen logs