November 21, 2024

Kali Mashayekhi / Photo Essay / Beginning Journalism

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1. Tourists and locals jump into Cenote Azul swimming area in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico on April 13. Many people were there each day to enjoy the clear water and cool off on a sunny day.

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2. This painting was spotted in Sian Ka’an, Mexico on April 12. The painting was painted over a course of many months by a young man who wanted to paint a colorful leopard and for it to be unique.

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3. This is a local, small hotel in Sian Ka’an, Mexico called Playa Mambo spotted on April 12. Playa mambo has 10-20 tourists stay at their hotel per week and are very close to the beach.

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4. This is the Beach at Tulum which is an ancient civilization in Mexico. The beach was a place where the locals went on swims and sometimes tortured people by drowning them.

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5. The overview of this part of Tulum is overwhelmed by the amount of palm trees and has people from all over touring this beautiful site. Tulum and it’s palm trees were important to the old civilization.

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6. The girl in this picture is standing in front of the water holding place in Tulum on April 12. This area was where the people living in Tulum kept their water because of fresh water being so scarce.

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7. In Playa Del Carmen, Mexico it is a normal for kiosks to be set through the street like this one selling anklets on April 11. This man was helping these girls put on their colorful anklets after they had just bargained with him.

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8. In the city of Playa Del Carmen you can expect many shops and tourists to be roaming streets like these girls. These streets were unusual with cars randomly driving down and people trying to sell things.

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9. This is the beach at the resort Mahekal in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico on April 11. This was where people from all over came to relax on the beach during spring break and go into the warm waters.

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10. The Mahekal Resort provided Hammocks with each of the rooms which is very relaxing in Mexico. These were put up all over the resort with being by the beach, restaurants even and outside of the hotel rooms.

 

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