Oases: Sentinels of the Desert

Mexico: Under the Palm Trees of Los Comondú (1x1)

Udgivelsesdato: Jan 01, 2020

A Garden of Eden in the Wild West, an oasis in America: Los Comondú is one of 120 oases located in the 1,200 kilometre long desert in Mexico's Lower California. Here it rains only a few days a year and the temperature reaches up to 50 degrees Celsius. Nevertheless, water flows in Los Comondú, which enabled the first settlers from Europe to conquer this part of America - and even to perform the miracle of growing wine in the desert. The first inhabitants of Los Comondú were Europeans. Today, the oasis, long isolated and relatively unknown, is gaining attention. Scientists are fascinated by this Eldorado where water becomes wine - because that is exactly what happens in Los Comondú. Today, cowboys and winegrowers inhabit this gem in the desert.