Playa Grande, Las Galeras, Semana peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

View of harbour, the famous Los Puentes (Bridges to Nowhere) and Playa Cayacoa, Samana, Eastern Peninsula de Samana, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Beach at Las Terrenas, Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Cayo Levantado, Eastern Peninsula de Samana, Samana, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Playa Grande, Las Galeras, Semana peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Las Terrenas, Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Mexico, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Akumal, Mayan Riviera, beach chairs and palapas on a beach by the sea

View of harbour at dawn, Samana, Eastern Peninsula de Samana, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

View of harbour, Los Puentes (Bridges to Nowhere) and Playa Cayacoa, Samana, Eastern Peninsula de Samana, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

El Limon Waterfall, Eastern Peninsula de Samana, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Playa Rincon, Las Galeras, Semana peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Beach at Las Terrenas, Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Playa Rincon, Las Galeras, Semana peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Playa Rincon, Las Galeras, Semana peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

View of souvenirs for sale on 5th Avenue, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

People sitting on woooden jetty pier by waterside, Lake Bacalar, Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

View of busy 5th Avenue at dusk, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of souvenir VW Beetle, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

Shoaling sardines (Sardina pilchardus), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Tail fin of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Bonitos (Sarda sarda) hunting sardines (Sardina pilchardus), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Schooling sardines (Sardina pilchardus), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Sardines (Sardina pilchardus) hiding under diver, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Frigatebird flying over Ocean, Fregata sp., Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Shoaling sardines (Sardina pilchardus), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Big-game Fishing, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Bonitos (Sarda sarda) hunting sardines (Sardina pilchardus), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Tail fin of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Shoaling sardines (Sardina pilchardus), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Hurted sardines (Sardina pilchardus), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Tail fin of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Tail fin of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Landscape of Las Terrenas, Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Tail fin of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), mother and calf, Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans), Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting sardines, Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, North America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Mexican aztec dress gods at Grand Palladium White Sand Resort and Spa in Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico. Aztec clothing was generally loose fitting and did not completely cover the body. When the Spanish arrived in Mexico, the people were surprised to see them in their full armour, with only their faces exposed. Aztec clothes were generally made of cotton (which was imported) or ayate fiber, made from the Maguey Cactus (also called the Century Plant or American Aloe). Women would weave the fibers into clothing, a task girls were taught as young teenagers. Because of their vast trading network, the Aztecs were able to make use of a beautiful array of dyes, creating the brilliant

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

Aerial views of El Castillo and the Ruins of the Mayan temple grounds at Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on 12 meter 39 ft tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; 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 resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society, and eventually causing the city to be abandoned.

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

Aerial views of El Castillo and the Ruins of the Mayan temple grounds at Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on 12 meter 39 ft tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; 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 resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society, and eventually causing the city to be abandoned.