1350-6627 - Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge.
In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system.
Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.
1350-6623 - Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge.
In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system.
Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.
1350-6625 - Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge.
In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system.
Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.
1350-6620 - Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge.
In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system.
Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.
746-88333 - Iceberg on black vulcanic beach. North Atlantic beach of the ice lagoon Joekulsarlon at glacier Breithamerkurjoekull, Vatnajoekull NP. europe, northern europe, iceland, march
746-88334 - Iceberg on black vulcanic beach. North Atlantic beach of the ice lagoon Joekulsarlon at glacier Breithamerkurjoekull, Vatnajoekull NP. europe, northern europe, iceland, march
746-88172 - The Weststrand (western beach) on the Darss Peninsula. The beach and the coastal forest is eroded by storms. Western Pomerania Lagoon Area NP. Europe, Germany, West-Pomerania, June
1109-2004 - Flamingos at Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), a salt lake in the Altiplano of Bolivia in Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, South America
1109-2009 - Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), a salt lake in the Altiplano of Bolivia in Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, South America
1109-2005 - Thousands of flamingos at Laguna Colorada, a salt lake in the Altiplano of Bolivia in Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, South America
1109-2342 - Flamingos at Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), a salt lake in the Altiplano of Bolivia in Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, South America
1109-2008 - Flamingos at Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), a salt lake in the Altiplano of Bolivia in Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, South America
1109-2006 - Flamingos at Red Lagoon (Laguna Colorada), a salt lake in the Altiplano of Bolivia in Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, South America
641-12967 - World's largest colony of Frigate Birds (Fregata magnificens) in the lagoon, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
641-12966 - World's largest colony of Frigate Birds (Fregata magnificens) in the lagoon, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
832-233048 - People at beach on pillow seats, beach, parasols, lagoon, swimmers, people, ships, Beach Mahmya, beach, Giftun Island, Hurghada, Egypt, Africa, Red Sea
851-185 - Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), a shallow salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano, within Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, South America
851-177 - Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), a shallow salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, South America
920-2398 - Red soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.) and sponges encrusted on the Fujikawa Maru, Truk lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific
851-6 - Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), salt lake in the southwest of the Altiplano of Bolivia, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, South America