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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. |
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| A Shark's Tale March 2010 Dive with Natalie and Ivan |
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An Akumal Homecoming For The Giant Sea Turtle As The Summer Approaches, The Turtles Return Home To Akumal To Nest |
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Back in the Water Barb Eller's first dive of the season |
| Banco Chinchorro Just thirty kilometers from the sandy shores of southern Quintana Roo lay an aquatic oasis ripe with adventurous appeal. |
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Big Fish August 2009 Story and Dive Tip by Dive with Natalie and Ivan |
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Bucito's Underwater Photo Class Barb Eller, in Mahahual on the Costa Maya, shares her underwater photography class |
| Caribbean cushion starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) f you snorkel anywhere in the Mexican Caribbean from Cozumel to Mahahual you have probably seen it. |
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Cenotes – Natural Wonders February 2011 by Natalie Novak |
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Come to Mahahual...it’s not that far! September 2009 |
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Company Coming (April 2011) By Barbara Eller |
| Cooling Off (July 2011) by Barbara Eller |
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Cozumel by Natalie Novak |
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Dive with Natalie and Ivan and a Friend from Canada, March 2009 Read about Natalie and Ivan's great dives and a dive tip |
| Diving in Mahahual November 2010 By Barbara Eller |
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Diving in the Rain By Barbara Eller |
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Escape to Xcalak Take a relaxing “leave of absence from the world” in this tiny coastal fishing village |
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Experience a New World Natalie Novak |
| Family Day at Hidden Worlds My family’s adventure at Hidden Worlds Cenote Park. |
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Fish of the Riviera Maya |
| Friendly Barry November 2010 by Natalie Novak |
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| Go Fish! Charters & Adventure Tours Fishing and snorkeling tours |
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| Hidden Worlds August 2009 By Jen McDermitt of Chan Chemuyil |
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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. |
| Interview with Sea Life: Stony Coral Behind the tough-guy appearance of the Stony Coral lays a fragile living layer. |
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Interview with Sealife III: Plankton, What Makes Seawater ALIVE The Smallest, Yet Quite Possibly The Most Important, Members Of The Marine Community |
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Interview with Sealife IV: Exploring the Rocky Subtidal Community Try something different for your next snorkel on a calm day. |
| Ivan's First Dive (May 2011) by Natalie Novak |
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| Learning How to Scuba Dive In that short half-day of class, a lifetime worth of dreams can come true. |
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| Lionfish Proposal November 2010 |
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| Little Surprise! July 2009 By Natalie of Dive with Natalie and Ivan |
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| Magical Seahorse February 2012 Natalie Novak, Dive instructor shares a story about dving in the Riviera Maya |
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| More Than Swimming with the Whale Sharks August 2009 By Mari Pintkowski |
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My Best Dive Ever 12/08 by Natalie Novak, Dive with Natalie and Ivan |
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Mystery of the Deep Natalie Novak is back from traveling and sharing new dive stories from Akumal Bay. |
| Night Dive December 2010 Barbara Eller |
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Not Every Ray is a Manta Ray Dive with Natalie and Ivan - Dec 2009 |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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| Slow and Steady October 2010 Dive with Natalie and Ivan |
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| Snorkeling Capital of the Riviera Maya: Puerto Morelos Snorkeling is a favorite pastime of the Caribbean vacationer. |
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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 |
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| Something New from Dive with Natalie and Ivan Tips on photographing your dives |
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| Squid (Not Just Calamari) by Natalie Novak |
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Stings, Bites and Poisoning from Dangerous Marine Animals What To Avoid And What To Do If You Find Yourself In A Marine Sting Situation |
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Summer School (September 2011) How the oceans, the fish, and coral reefs affect our life on land. - by Barb Eller |
| The Meso American Reef Beginning at the top of the Yucatan Peninsula it stretches through the Caribbean waters of the Mayan Riviera to Belize. |
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The Meso American Reef A look at the second largest reef in the world, right off the shore of the Riviera Maya. |
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The Whale Sharks have returned! Every summer, see these docile giants off the island of Holbox |
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They're Not Hugrays (September 2011) Akumal doesn't feed animals on their dives - by Natalie Novak |
| Tourist Tidbit: Afraid of Water! Can You Still Snorkel? Afraid of Water! Can You Still Snorkel? |
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| Turtle Love by Natalie Novak, Dive with Natalie and Ivan |
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| Under the Sea Museum/Gallery (April 2011) By Myrna Sparks |
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| Underseascape Manatees Steve Dramstad AKA XcalakSteve December 2009 |
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| Underseascapes - Tropical Fish Steven Dramsted January 2010 |
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| UnderSeaScapes – Cleaning Station March 2010 Steve Dramstad aka Xcalak Steve |
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| UnderSeaScapes – Octopus February 2010 |
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| What Can I Do? (June 2011) By Barbara Eller |
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| Xel-Ha Awarded Best Sea Trek Operations February 2010 |
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| Young at Heart Underwater January 2010 |
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