Monday, June 11, 2012

Tulum

Tulum is the site of a Pre-Columbian Maya walled city serving as a major port for Coba.  The ruins are situated on 12-meter  tall cliffs, along the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on the Carribian Sea  in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities inhabited and built by the Mayans, it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have been the cause of its demise. One of the best-preserved coastal Maya sites, Tulum is today a popular site for tourists.






Monday, June 4, 2012

Pink Sand's beach...

In the Bahamas - is truly a magical place - the five-kilometer  cherry color beach. The unusual pink sand formed by the tiny creatures Foraminifera shell that covers the bottom of the ocean nearby. The waves carried him ashore did not, and this gives an interesting shade of sand.


Friday, June 1, 2012

Marigot Bay, St. Lucia


Marigot Bay is located on the western coast of the Carribian island of Saint Lucia, 3.75 miles southwest from Castries  and a short distance from the Saint Lucian National Marine Reserve. It is surrounded on three sides by steep, forested hills.



The bay on three sides is surrounded by forested hills. Bay is a historic landmark, being the site of many battles between the French and British fleets.