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BY Paul Lomax (@PaulLomaxPhoto) “Tulum,” the only Mayan seaport to exist on the Mexican coastline was once a bustling maritime destination and an essential trade hub for Mayan commerce. Some archeologists believe the ancient city may have been called “Zama,”…
BY Paul Lomax (@PaulLomaxPhoto) Today we explored another archeological site from the ancient Mayan civilization called “Ek’ Balam” – meaning “Black Jaguar,” in the native tongue of “Yucatec Mayan,” – compared to “Chichen Itza” it is smaller in size,…
Photography by Paul Lomax (@PaulLomaxPhoto) Today we explored the ancient city Mayan of Chichen Itza! The Maya name “Chich’en Itza” translates to “At the mouth of the well of the Itza.” This derives from chi’, meaning “mouth” or “edge”, and ch’en orch’e’en,…
BY Paul Lomax (@PaulLomaxPhoto) Dawn. La Guardia Airport. New York. As a young boy I always had the urge to travel. I thank my lucky stars that my dreams came true. I’m writing this post from Cancun, Mexico, but…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photos by Led_Black, theSPEACHgal, Kat_Rosario87 & PerlaMichelleX3 The DR Travelogue is a book/project that has been gestating in my mind for the last 5 years. It is my heart-felt ode to Quisqueya La Bella, a place that…
Belize it or not (Twenty countries in my twenties) Words & Photography by Briana E. Heard When I was 22, I was in college in San Francisco and working as a waitress in a Mexican restaurant. Of course in…
Well my amigos, looks like it’s officially a wrap! My two weeks out on the Quisqueyan motherland are up and I’ve touched back down in the Big Apple. I want to thank Palo Mamajuana for inspiring the trip, the…
For one of the last legs of this amazing trip I was taken on a countryside adventure into the forests of Moca, up north! Palo Mamajuana Tea had us meet up with one of its suppliers, a well-known brewmaster.…
Aside from the fear of flying, culture shock probably has to be one of the most common feelings to strike the average international traveler. Some of us, however, the braver ones, embrace the surprise, exchanging most of that currency…