Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: Agua Azul

In one of my first "Narrated Tour" jobs I showed a small group from Mexico City around the rainforest on the banks of Agua Azul, where I had been camping for several weeks. My 'pay' was an additional week of food supplies and 1/4 bottle of tequila (for medicinal purposes). This photo was shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC with a COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens using Kodak color slide film and scanned by an Epson Perfection V600.

Being blue is not necessarily a bad thing . . . Agua Azul runs through a dense rain forest teeming with wildlife and cuts through limestone, which gives it a vivid blue color. A 100m zone on either side of the river is cooled by the flowing river, giving much-needed relief from the tepid tropical heat. Behind the water of the falls are small caves which can be accessed by diving and surfacing behind the cascading water--an incredible experience. This image came from an old Kodak transparency shot by a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

In the mid 1970s Agua Azul attracted a small community of overland travelers from around the world. Small embankments next to the river served as campsites. This image is near to where I strung my hamaca for 3 weeks. Thirty minutes walk away was a tiny Mayan settlement where one could buy rice, beans, chiles and tortillas. This image came from an old Kodak transparency shot by a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

On an adventure in México long ago I sought relief from the oppressive tepid tropical heat smothering lowland Chiapas. "Head for Agua Azul", I was told. This is the view from a hammock that I strung in a tiny embankment next to the river. I camped here for 3 weeks. This image came from an old Kodak transparency shot by a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.