The Ceiba is a holy tree here in the Yucatan, the Maya believe that it connects heaven and the underworld. Thus, it's usually left alone even if it grows in the middle of a corn field. They can become really enormous trees, half a block in diameter and up to a hundred feet high. All that is great but I happen to be really allergic to the blowing 'cotton' that covers everything once a year. It's a sneezy, red eyed time for me.
