Enchant us.
Have you ever just stopped to watch the coastal birds ride the wind currents along the shore? They coast and hover, letting the wind blow past their little beaks and flow through the feathery wings. One beautiful, natural expression of… freedom.
Just some daybreak glimpses from Tulum, Mexico… enjoy!
We just can’t seem to get enough of waking in time to catch the first rays of sunlight mark yet another beautiful day here in the Riviera Maya.
So please enjoy a couple more sunrise captures…
Pelicans are simply one of those creatures here on earth that seem prehistoric, as if they belong to an ancient epoch. And, somehow, for some unknown reason, they escaped the natural extinction cycle of their native era and snuck into the modern world. The large water birds just seem… out of place – in a fascinating sort of way. And it’s no wonder, considering that fossil evidence of pelicans dates back at least 30 million years. We repeat: prehistoric.
One good place to spot a pelicans up close in Playa del Carmen is at the small pier found just at the end of 14th street at the beach. Go early in the morning, at daybreak or shortly after, and you just might spot a handful!
How do you start your day? Ever thought about a sunrise dip in the Caribbean Sea?
We ventured out with Carol, a beautiful young woman from Brazil, offering her one last chance to play in the jewel-colored sea before she left the tropical warmth of the Riviera Maya for the wintry freeze of Canada…
Photographer: Laura McNamara
Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
The Mayan ruins of Cobá boast the tallest Mayan pyramid found on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula – Nohoch Mul. Long, raised paved causeways, each known to the Maya as a “sacbe,” connect this pyramid with other ruins at the site. To help navigate these long roadways, tourists can rent bicycles for just $35.00 Mexican pesos. Taxi tricycles complete with a driver who serves as your guide can also be hired: $100 Mexican Pesos for an hour or $170 Mexican Pesos for two hours.
Located just about an hour and a half from Playa del Carmen, the ruins are a great opportunity to explore remnants from the ancient Mayan culture that once occupied the region. Cobá, situated between two natural lagoons, is believed to have been settled between 100 BC and 100 AD.
Photographer: Laura McNamara
Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Gonzalo Novik is a world-class combat athlete from Argentina who offers self-defense and martial arts training in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. You can take one of his two hour classes held daily at The Gym or you can enlist him for private, personal training sessions.
Contact him via Facebook for more information.
Photographer: Laura McNamara
Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
The Mexican Caribbean is renowned for its jewel-toned hues of sapphire, turquoise, and emerald… but what about gold? If you are willing to wake just as Riviera Maya’s tropical birds begin their morning song, you’ll glimpse a brief moment of the day where the electric blues and bold greens of the Costa Maya become awash with gold.
Photographer: Laura McNamara
Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
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This couple was simply aglow for their maternity shoot in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Lenin and Carol made a special trip to the Riviera Maya to accomplish two things:
a. swim with the dolphins as part of a beautiful concept of maternity therapy
b. capture this priceless moment, sharing the stirrings of new life on the shores of the Mexican Caribbean.
We’re honored that Lenin and Carol chose us to create an everlasting visual experience to celebrate their first child.
And, Carol reported that the baby kicked and twirled when swimming with the dolphins!
Photographer: Laura McNamara
Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Dena DaSilva’s shyness slowly transformed into provocative prowess in front of our lens…
If you ask us… whether working the “coy and cute,” the “fun and flirty” or the “sly and foxy”… she’s utterly charming!
Photographer: Laura McNamara
Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
