The research takes place at the Chamela Biological Field Station, which
is part of the larger Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve in the Mexican
state of Jalisco. The Reserve is in the tropical dry forest, the most
endangered forest type in the world.
If you want to find Chamela on the map, the location is 19 degrees
30' N (latitude) and 105 degrees 00' W (longitude). The site is about
20 miles north of Manzanillo, a resort town on the Pacific coast.