Árbol del Tule (EL TULE)

 ancient, tree, interesting place

An ahuehute, or also Montezuma cypress (taxodium mucronatum), this is a magnificent tree that is worth a pilgrimage to see, it has the stoutest trunk of any tree in the world and is slightly larger than the next most stout tree known, a Giant Sequoia with a 8.98 m (29.5 ft) diameter.

The age is unknown, with estimates ranging between 1,200 and 3,000 years, and even one claim of 6,000 years; the best scientific estimate based on growth rates is 1,433-1,600 years. Local Zapotec legend holds that it was planted about 1,400 years ago by Pechocha, a priest of Ehecatl, the Aztec wind god, in broad agreement with the scientific estimate; its location on a sacred site (later taken over by the Roman Catholic Church) would also support this.

It's located in the village of Santa Maria del Tule, not very far south of Oaxaca.