Kassondra Cloos dives through the crystal clear water at Cenote Dos Ojos, part of the worlds largest underwater cave system, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 in Tulum. Photo by Michael Ciaglo
Brewster, Massachusetts on Tuesday, May 11, 2021.
The sun sets behind the Sierra de la Gigantas mountains, casting golden light across the town of Loreto Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. Photo by Michael Ciaglo
A school of fish swim in the shallow waters around Isla Danzante Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 off the coast of Loreto. Photo by Michael Ciaglo
The drive to Loreto Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. Photo by Michael Ciaglo
A great horned owl takes flight from one of the many Mexican cardón cacti that spread across the landscape outside Loreto as far as the eye can see. The Mexican cardón is the tallest cactus species in the world, with the tallest being measured at 63 feet.
Antelope Canyon on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 in Page, Arizona.
Isla Danzantes Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 in Loreto. Photo by Michael Ciaglo
Espirito Santo sea lion colony with Coras Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 in La Paz. Photo by Michael Ciaglo
The beach on Espirito Santo with Coras Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 in La Paz. Photo by Michael Ciaglo
East Dennis Oyster Farm owners Stephanie and John Lowell hold some of the thousands of oysters they grow every year at their farm in Cape Cod Bay on Monday, May 10, 2021 in East Dennis, Massachusetts.
Oysters in East Dennis, Massachusetts on Monday, May 10, 2021.
Page, Arizona on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021.
Kassondra Cloos looks out from the Oval Palace at the Yucatec-Maya archaeological site Ek Balam Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 north of Valladolid. The site consists of 45 structures, including the 93-foot-tall Acropolis, which visitors can climb to the top.
A sea turtle swims near the surface Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 in Tulum. Photo by Michael Ciaglo
Kassondra Cloos soaks up the first rays of sunlight on a sunrise catamaran tour around Isla Danzante Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 off the coast of Loreto.
Page, Arizona on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021.
Tammy To and Kassondra Cloos load up their Jeep Cherokee rental car from Enterprise on Sunday, May 9, 2021 in Westerly, Rhode Island.
Page, Arizona on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021.
Kent Falls State Park in Kent, Connecticut on Thursday, May 6, 2021.
The rising sun lights up the Temple of Kukulcan in the middle of the Mayan city of Chichen Itza Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 in Piste.
Coral sways in the waters off Tulum Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 in Tulum. Photo by Michael Ciaglo
Founded in 1697 in the Monqui Native American Indian settlement of Conchó, the Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó now stands as a prominent landmark in the center of present day Loreto.
The Steamboat Inn and the sailboat Argia during sunrise over the Mystic River on Friday, May 7, 2021 in Mystic, Connecticut.
Newport, Rhode Island on Saturday, May 8, 2021.
Westerly, Rhode Island on Sunday, May 9, 2021.
Seagulls feed in the low tide as the sun rises above Provincetown Harbor on Thursday, May 13, 2021 in Provincetown, Massachusetts.