Photo Blog: The best shore excursion you’ll probably never take

Cozumel’s backstreets in all their quirky glory

Unconventional shore excursion - Cozumel Mexico

A self-guided photography tour of Cozumel's colourful backstreets for anyone else fascinated by other people's "normal".


Unconventional tour

Self-led tour - Cozumel


Cozumel backstreets


Grafitti - Cozumel, Mexico




Cozumel cemetery

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Location: Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

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