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The Great Meso-American Reef is the world’s longest coral reef. Full of tropical fish and colorful sealife, the calm Caribbean waters of the Riviera Maya are a perfect place to snorkel or scuba dive.
A Shark's Tale
March 2010
- Dive with Natalie and Ivan
akumal 50th Akumal's 50th Dive Festival Saturday 5/30/09 - May 30, 2009
evol_5_turtle_t.jpg An Akumal Homecoming For The Giant Sea Turtle - As The Summer Approaches, The Turtles Return Home To Akumal To Nest
v20_chinchorro_thumb.jpg Banco Chinchorro - Just thirty kilometers from the sandy shores of southern Quintana Roo lay an aquatic oasis ripe with adventurous appeal.
whale shark Big Fish August 2009 - Story and Dive Tip by Dive with Natalie and Ivan
Caribbean cushion starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) - f you snorkel anywhere in the Mexican Caribbean from Cozumel to Mahahual you have probably seen it.
natalie and ivan Cozumel - by Natalie Novak
natalie and ivan Dive with Natalie and Ivan and a Friend from Canada, March 2009 - Read about Natalie and Ivan's great dives and a dive tip
ev_5_santa_cruz_t.jpg Explore Santa Cruz Ranch - Selva Maya Tours Takes You On Horseback, Through Decorated Cave Passages, And Into Crystal Clear Cenote Waters
v21_hid_world_thumb.jpg Family Day at Hidden Worlds - My family’s adventure at Hidden Worlds Cenote Park.
yibran BARRACUDA.jpg Fish of the Riviera Maya -
Hidden Worlds August 2009 - By Jen McDermitt of Chan Chemuyil
ev_4_sealife_t.jpg Interview with Sea Life II: The Battle for Space on a Coral Reef - Polly Polyp tells all about what it's like to live on a coral reef.
v25_sealife_thumb.jpg Interview with Sea Life: Stony Coral - Behind the tough-guy appearance of the Stony Coral lays a fragile living layer.
evol_5_sealife3_t.jpg Interview with Sealife III: Plankton, What Makes Seawater ALIVE - The Smallest, Yet Quite Possibly The Most Important, Members Of The Marine Community
evol_6_sealife_t.jpg Interview with Sealife IV: Exploring the Rocky Subtidal Community - Try something different for your next snorkel on a calm day.
v24_scuba_thumb.jpg Learning How to Scuba Dive - In that short half-day of class, a lifetime worth of dreams can come true.
Little surprise! July 2009 - By Natalie of Dive with Natalie and Ivan
ev_3_mangrove_t.jpg Mangrove Forests - The unique estuarine environments responsible for much of the health of the entire Caribbean ecosystem.
More Than Swimming with the Whale Sharks August 2009 - By Mari Pintkowski
natalie and ivan My Best Dive Ever 12/08 -
Manta NOT EVERY RAY IS A MANTA RAY - Dive with Natalie and Ivan - Dec 2009
natalie and ivan November Dive with Natalie and Jen 2008 -
Seeing the Sea Is Why I Love Diving - I love it when I jump off the boat and am immersed in a world that is bluer then the bluest sky.
v26_seven_reasons_pm_thumb.jpg Seven Great Reasons to Visit Puerto Morelos - Puerto Morelos is a great place to spend a few hours. This little fishing village is filled with surprises.
v23_pm_snork_thumb.jpg Snorkeling Capital of the Riviera Maya: Puerto Morelos - Snorkeling is a favorite pastime of the Caribbean vacationer.
evol_6_snork_akumal_t.jpg Snorkeling in Akumal: Enjoying the View from Above - Appreciating the simplicity of snorkeling in a world of divers
Snorkeling or Diving
July 2010
- Dive with Natalie and Ivan
Something New from Dive with Natalie and Ivan - Tips on photographing your dives
Squid (Not Just Calamari) - by Natalie Novak
Stand Up Paddleboarding - Now in Tulum
ev_5_med_to_go_t.jpg Stings, Bites and Poisoning from Dangerous Marine Animals - What To Avoid And What To Do If You Find Yourself In A Marine Sting Situation
ev_4_pablo_bush_t.jpg The Legend of the Treasure of Matanceros - Excerpts from Pablo Bush Romero’s book, Under the waters of Mexico
ev_1_alma_mes_reef_t.jpg The Meso American Reef - A look at the second largest reef in the world, right off the shore of the Riviera Maya.
v22_almalibre_thumb.jpg The Meso American Reef - Beginning at the top of the Yucatan Peninsula it stretches through the Caribbean waters of the Mayan Riviera to Belize.
evol_7_whaleshark_t.jpg The Whale Sharks have returned! - Every summer, see these docile giants off the island of Holbox
v23_tides_thumb.jpg Tides in a Nutshell - The periodic, predictable rise and fall of the ocean, dubbed tides, has been a point of interest all through man’s history.
ev_2_tour_tidbit_t.jpg Tourist Tidbit - Beachcomber, Sun Worshiper, Water Lover-NOT I.
v19_tour_tidbits_thumb.jpg Tourist Tidbit: Afraid of Water! Can You Still Snorkel? - Afraid of Water! Can You Still Snorkel?
Turtle Love -
Underseascape Manatees - Steve Dramstad AKA XcalakSteve December 2009
Underseascapes - Tropical Fish - Steven Dramsted January 2010
UnderSeaScapes – Cleaning Station - March 2010 Steve Dramstad aka Xcalak Steve
UnderSeaScapes – Octopus - February 2010
Xel-Ha Awarded
Best Sea Trek Operations
- February 2010
YOUNG AT HEART UNDERWATER - January 2010
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