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[kat]

That is a pretty neat experience with the stingrays. My heart wouldn't stop pounding..all I could think about was that animal guy, forgive me forgot his name, that passed away from a stingray attack. Although the ones I was with didn't have one still couldn't stop thinking of the guy and his family.

Great vacation!!! YAY to sun and beaches and margaritas!!!!

[jellotranz]

I could think about was that animal guy, forgive me forgot his name, that passed away from a stingray attack.

Steve Irwin.. They are neat but scary!!

[jjeling]

This was my favorite place of the whole trip. I will definitely be making a trip back sometime in my life. With Corona's at only 1 a bottle, and Cubans easily available(illegal here in the states), there is an extremely visible culture and is not affected much by tourism if you venture inland far enough. It is part of mainland Mexico and is also a part of the big crime problem they are having. We first went to a national park where there is snorkeling, large iguanas, and swimming with dolphins available. I went snorkeling first and then searched out some of their iguanas.

These are just some of the pictures of the iguanas, and this was the largest one. There are many many more but I thought these would be the best to post.

Also, for those interested, these were all taken

F32-45
Iso 100
1/1000(f32)(120mm) -1/320(F45)(300mm)

[kat]

What park was it?

[jjeling]

Chankanaab Park. Here is a link to the place. Great place to visit if you are ever down there.

http://www.cozumelparks.com/

[kat]

If you go to inland to Mexico, Playa del Carmen, that is where I stayed. I could see the island you were on. If you go to Mexico, you gotta try Xel-Ha! It's on the same basis as Chankanaab Park..sooo much fun!

[Mad Aussie]

Love the 1st two Iguana shots.

We live just down the road from Steve Irwin's 'Australia Zoo' ... haven't been there for many years though. I will definitely get there as soon as I can ... been waiting for the weather to cool a bit.

We have loads of stingrays in our bays along our coastline here. They are a pain to fishermen and scare the poo out of you if you are walking along the mudflats and they suddenly bolt off when you get within a few steps of them.

Gotta love the Mexicans paintwork in those houses ... so colourful.

[jjeling]

Now the city part of Cozumel is still a little tourist oriented, but we walked to the edge of this area. I had to find some places in this cruise that were minimally affected by tourism. This was a great place for it since it was part of mainland Mexico. The colors of Cozumel are awesome. Some stores had dirt floors, water was heated by solar energy. Black plastic containers on the house held the water and it was then heated by the sun. Its a great way to conserve energy and maximize efficiency. It was the last stop in the cruise and a great one at that.

These are not good pictures by any sense. I have much better ones of the city but want to show the colors more than anything.