More Ancient Mayan Ruins (Tulum, Mexico)

Mayan Ruins in Tulum

More photography from the ancient Mayan site of Tulum, Mexico Here’s one of the larger Mayan ruins of Tulum, Mexico. The building in the background is part of the ‘Great Palace’, and lies just west of the El Castillo structure that looks out over the Caribbean Sea.  The small group of tourists near the right … Read more…

The Iguana King of Tulum (Mexico)

Iguana at Tulum Mexico

I took the two shots below while we were finishing up the guided tour portion of a trip to the ancient Mayan ruins at Tulum, Mexico, south of Cancun along the Riviera Maya coastline. Tulum is a beautiful archaeological site, and I’m glad we made the half-day commitment to visit it and get some good … Read more…

Pool Statue (Cancun, Mexico)

Pool Statue - Cancun, Mexico

The statue shown here stands near the edge of one of the pools at the Hotel Riu Palace Las Americas in Cancun, Mexico.  The pool and waterfront areas were quiet when I shot this, so it made for a nice simple scene with the statue, infinity pool, Caribbean Sea, and finally the island of Isla … Read more…

Large Iguana on Rocks (Mexico)

Mexican Iguana on Rocks - Riviera Maya, Mexico

For one trip to Mexico we stayed at a resort in the Riviera Maya region that had a large and interesting landscaped jungle area between the hotel and the beach.  It was either a Riu or an Iberostar property, as I recall. There were a number of various sized iguanas wandering around this area, and … Read more…

Cat on Cancun Street (Mexico)

Cat on Residential Street - Cancun, Mexico

While exploring a bit of the downtown Cancun, Mexico area, we saw this cat sitting at the edge of a residential street near a wall, relaxing but keeping an eye on things.  He (or she) was pretty friendly, and sauntered over to greet us shortly after I knelt down to take this photo. He looked … Read more…