by Jonathan Look | Dec 22, 2011 | Food, Mexico, People, Photography, Travel
Candy Vendor in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico For a photographer San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico is an every day all you can eat buffet every day where you turn it seems there are new images begging to be captured. Now that I am on this retirement...
by Jonathan Look | Dec 21, 2011 | Guatemala, Objects, Photography, Travel
Ever wonder what happened to your old school bus? Well, there is a possibility it is living a second life as a “Chicken Bus” in Guatemala. Guatemalan Chicken Busses are called “Chicken Buses” presumably because there are occasionally used to...
by Jonathan Look | Dec 20, 2011 | Mexico, Nature, Photography, Travel
Colored Calla Lillies in the Markets of San Cristobal de Las Casas Mexico The vendors around the market in San Cristobal have some truly remarkable things. I have known about Calla Lilies but I had never seen colored ones before. The colors on these were so...
by Jonathan Look | Dec 13, 2011 | Guatemala, Landscape, Photography, Retirement, Travel
Lake Atitlan in Panajachel, Guatemala Visit to Panajachel and Lake Atitlan, Guatemala to Renew Mexico Tourist Visa We went to Panajachel, Guatemala to see Lake Atitlan and renew our Mexico Tourist Visas. When you enter Mexico on a tourist visa, 180 days is the longest...
by Jonathan Look | Dec 9, 2011 | Adventure, Photography, Travel
Children in a Classroom in Mexico A Great Mexican Charity for Educating Children Over the summer I had the privilege to meet Jon Nieporte, his wife Christine and their four children. Jon is President of Foundation Escalera, a U.S. based Mexican charity that...
by Jonathan Look | Sep 29, 2011 | Mexico, Photography, Travel
Modern Mayan Shaman in Front of a Chamulan Church San Juan Chamula, Chiapas may be the most famous of towns where the indigenous Mayan ancestors live in Mexico, but there are many other villages throughout Chiapas where Mayan tradition and the Mayan people still...
by Jonathan Look | Aug 29, 2011 | Mexico, Photography, Travel
Mask at the Kohunlich Mayan Ruins The Kohunlich Mayan Ruin site best known for its Temple of the Masks. It is located about 65km west of Chetumal in the beautiful sub-tropical rainforest, not far from Chaccoben. I wanted my son to be able to see some of the reasons we...
by Jonathan Look | Aug 21, 2011 | Mexico, Nature
The Quarry in Lionfish Hunting Lionfish Hunting is Good for the Reef Just off the beach at our house in Xcalak, there lurks an unwanted predator: A reef invader the Lionfish. The Lionfish is known for their venomous spines making them a hazard to divers and fisherman....