A glimpse, in words and pictures, of the places where Georges and his team shot the different episodes in the INSECTIA series and of some of the incidents that occurred. A chance to meet the people they met and to catch Georges live, in all his glory.

Mexico - Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan. Georges climbs to the top of the Sun Pyramid		In the Insect Gods episode, rather than going on a voyage of discovery of insects in jungles and rainforests, we go back in time, back to the pre-Colombian era. The splendour and grandeur of the ruins of the archaeological site of Teotihuacan are literally overwhelming. It is easy to imagine the effects these gigantic monuments must have had at the time on visitors to this great city, which was also a major religious centre. Much as they loved gigantism, the gods of the time also seemed to appreciate insects.

You need to be in shape to climb the hundreds of steps leading to the top of the great Pyramid of the Sun, the most imposing structure in pre-Colombian America -- some 70 metres or 230 feet high. It's hard enough when all you have to carry is a camera, so you can imagine what it was like with all our heavy film equipment!		The Sun Pyramid

The Moon Pyramid		But our efforts were well rewarded: from the top of the Pyramid, we had a breaktaking view over the ruins as a whole and of the smaller Moon Pyramid, which is Ç only È 46 metres high (150 feet).

The impressive bas-reliefs of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl are part of a gigantic structure called the Ç Ciudadela È or the Citadel, a huge enclosure located at the centre of the city. It measures about 400 metres on a side (1,300 feet) and its main plaza had a capacity of well over 30,000 people without crowding. The ruins of Teotihuacan extend for miles. Many sites are not accessible by car and the film crew had to haul all their equipment on foot ... like in the good old Aztec times!		Ye Gods! Tlaloc and Quetzalcoatl are watching you!

Mexico - Yucatan: The Cenotes

Georges descends to the land of the dead		Besides its magnificant beaches and arid tropical forest, one of the attractions of the Yucatan pensinsula, seat of the great Mayan civilization, are its famous cenotes, which are centuries old underground sunlit caves. More often than not, these caverns are home to jewel-hued lakes. They are fascinating places to see, swim in and, especially, to film!

The air in cenotes is stifling hot and humid. Georges, who threw himself into the waters of the famous Dzitnup cenote fully dressed, found the experience very refreshing. Later, the scorching sun evaporated the water in his wet clothes. It was this phenomenon that produced the incredible shots of a Ç smoking È Georges after his decent to Hades.		Georges always did find it hard to stop Ç smoking È

Mexico - Yucatan: Coba

Coba. Members of the crew scale the Nohoch Mul pyramid.		Coba was the largest of all the Mayan cities. Situated at the heart of the Yucatan peninsula, it originally covered more than 50 square kilometres and had a population of 40,000. These are fascinating ruins to visit. They stand in the middle of the jungle and wherever you look you see these various-sized mounds covered with overgrowth and concealing heaven knows what treasure from the past. The Nohoch Mul pyramid alone is worth the detour. The tallest and biggest of all Mayan pyramids, it is 42 metres high. Anyone with vertigo shouldn't even think about climbing it.