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Shades of Blue - very disturbing look at Tulum ecology - 1/23/2013 10:19:43 AM

DougSR

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It's a 30 minute video so give yourself some time.

http://vimeo.com/57584254

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RE: Shades of Blue - very disturbing look at Tulum ecology - 1/23/2013 12:05:15 PM

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Thanks for sharing. Scary!

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RE: Shades of Blue - very disturbing look at Tulum ecology - 1/23/2013 8:10:13 PM

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quote:

http://vimeo.com/57584254

Very good vid...loved it!

Thank you!

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RE: Shades of Blue - very disturbing look at Tulum ecology - 1/23/2013 9:35:17 PM

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Very good. Thanks for sharing Doug.

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RE: Shades of Blue - very disturbing look at Tulum ecology - 1/27/2013 4:07:38 AM

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Just touches my heart. I love the Yucatan, I know we all do. What can we do as tourists to help make the difference? I try to do my part when I'm there, and I try to be respectful of the reef and the ecosystem, but, I feel like a speck in the grand scheme of things.

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RE: Shades of Blue - very disturbing look at Tulum ecology - 1/27/2013 10:55:04 AM

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Finally had a chance to watch. Definite food for thought.

Sharing on FB. Thanks!

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RE: Shades of Blue - very disturbing look at Tulum ecology - 1/27/2013 12:47:11 PM

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ORIGINAL: TeriA

Just touches my heart. I love the Yucatan, I know we all do. What can we do as tourists to help make the difference? I try to do my part when I'm there, and I try to be respectful of the reef and the ecosystem, but, I feel like a speck in the grand scheme of things.

I FEEL THE SAME AS YOU- I GUESS ALL WE CAN DO AS INDIVIDUALS, IS KEEP TRYING AND DO OUR SMALL PART.

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RE: Shades of Blue - very disturbing look at Tulum ecology - 1/27/2013 3:58:52 PM

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Great video, thanks for sharing. It makes me feel a bit guilty for wanting to go there...I guess as others have said I just need to do my part while I am there to respect the water.

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RE: Shades of Blue - very disturbing look at Tulum ecology - 1/27/2013 4:38:26 PM

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Wow! Awesome video, very enlightening too.

Should be a pre-requisite to watch that video when travelling to the area. Maybe would wake some people up to respect the lands better.

Thanks for sharing it. Sending it out to peeps now.

Cheers!

Doug

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RE: Shades of Blue - very disturbing look at Tulum ecology - 1/28/2013 12:42:13 PM

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Was the fellow at the end, with the nipple piercings & ear lobe thing also in the movie about the boy growing up in some island out a bit from shore, & his father? (played the father)

I think it was somewhere off the coast of the Sian biosphere?

The _____ (something) Banks?

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RE: Shades of Blue - very disturbing look at Tulum ecology - 1/28/2013 12:56:22 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Isla Chica

Was the fellow at the end, with the nipple piercings & ear lobe thing also in the movie about the boy growing up in some island out a bit from shore, & his father? (played the father)

I think it was somewhere off the coast of the Sian biosphere?

The _____ (something) Banks?

Alamar. No, I don't think so. But I could be wrong.

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RE: Shades of Blue - very disturbing look at Tulum ecology - 1/30/2013 4:14:28 PM

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Great video , it's sort of a follow up to Coral Connections with a similar theme from a few years ago , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2UuH8LevVk
At times there is a very strong sulphur smell in Playa Del Carmen these days on the main beaches . There are a lot of differing theories on the cause including hydrogen sulphide from rotting mangroves or buried seaweed and the other main theory is that the smell is from sewage as that is what it smells like . Either way the wholesale dredging and destruction of the old seabed including cenote vents , just to improve the beach is the cause of the smell one way or the other , in my opinion .
Enjoy the natural beauty in the Roo , while you can .

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