A pangas or water taxi stops at Monkey Island to view the colony of Stump Tail Macaques in Lake Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico. The monkeys, originally from India by way of Puerto Rico; were part of a research project and now survive on wild cactus and hand outs from tourists. The tropical freshwater lake at the center of the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas, is a popular tourist destination and known for free ranging monkeys, the rainforest backdrop and Mexican witches known as Brujos.

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Location: Lake Catemaco in Tanaxpillo, Veracruz, Mexico.
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
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