The Draw of the Mayan Heartland – Guatemala
If you’re an artist — or just someone who wants to see the world more fully — Guatemala offers something rare. It’s not just beautiful. It’s alive with meaning, texture, contradiction, and joy
This was an unexpected event I was lucky to come across, on the beach right in front of our hotel. Why she decided to lay her eggs in the hottest part of the day, in full sight of tourist and her natural predators, I don’t know.
There is lots of conservation efforts going happening now in Nicaragua. This Turtle is Pacific Green Turtle who deposits her eggs on the beach alone but the Olive Ridley Turtles return to the same beaches in the hundreds. Tourist swarm the beaches to watch this amazing sight much to the peril of the turtle population here. I think I am inspired to make a painting of this Turtle from one of my photos.