Tulum (Tulúm…Zama)

Looking back on an amazing day spent exploring these ancient Mayan ruins dating as far back as A.D. 564 with some inscriptions, it’s heyday being around 1200-1521 A.D.

Temple of the Decending God and The Castle

Temple of the Decending God, The Castle and the Great Palace foreground ruins

The Great Palace

Cloudy day at the Caribbean Sea

Temple of the Frescoes

The Castle – El Castillo

House of the Cenote

Beach access area

Structure 20

Caribbean coast view with El Castillo

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¡Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Para dejar el pellejo, lo mismo es hoy que mañana
To abandon one´s skin, today is as good a day as any – Mexican saying

Harbor Silhouettes | Cozumel, Mexico

All You Need Is Within You

The greatest wisdom is in simplicity. Love, respect, tolerance, sharing, gratitude, forgiveness. It’s not complex or elaborate. The real knowledge is free. It’s encoded in your DNA. All you need is within you. Great teachers have said that from the beginning. Find your heart, and you will find your way.

― Carlos Barrios, Mayan elder and Ajq’ij of the Eagle Clan

Ancient Mayan Ruins at Tulum, Mexico © IMHPhotos/Irenka M. Huttunen 2009

Playa del Carmen

“…vicinity to the sea is desirable, because it is easier to do nothing by the sea than anywhere else, and because bathing and basking on the shore cannot be considered an employment but only an apotheosis of loafing.”
― E.F. Benson

Riviera Maya, Mexico © IMHPhotos