These days, whenever you see something you just can’t believe, you gotta ask yourself if it’s real or if it’s Photoshopped. So it’s even more astonishing when the real deal comes along. Such was the case when I first saw these pics of a river in Mexico. It looks like any small river anywhere in the world, except it’s underwater!
Photographer Anatoly Beloshchin captured these strange-but-true shots of an underwater river found in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula called Cenote Angelina, Spanish for “Little Angel.” They depict eerie, surreal scenes where figures who look like they are hovering in air above a small creek are actually divers in a submerged cave taking in this amazing sight.
Cenotes are deep natural pits, or sinkholes, that are characteristic of both Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula. They are the result of the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes natural groundwater underneath. A thin layer of hydrogen sulfate separates the saltwater of the creek from the fresh water above, creating this bizarre landscape.
Just when you think you’ve seen everything, it’s an underwater river!
Lovely shots!
Hi Ana … thanks for stopping by and commenting. Very cool stuff!!!
Nice! I love the colors.
Hi there, Hippie! Yes, me too! Very, very eerie!
What a great atmosphere for a segment in a movie. So eerie!
Hey there, E-EE. That’s exactly what I thought! Can you imagine what might be lurking in the depths of the depths?
How beautifully sharp and clear these underwater shots are. Amazing photos.
Hello Pat! The photographer, Anatoly Beloshchin, specializes in underwater photography, especially in caves. I’ve found a lot more of his work while researching this post, and I hope to feature it in the future. Some pretty amazing stuff!
Very interesting!
Hi Ioanna … nice to see ya again! Yes, very intriguing. These shots work on many different levels. Glad you liked!
Lovely, Stephen! One of your best yet!
Hi Victoria … wow, that’s really saying something! I saw these and I just had to share. I just really love mind-boggling, out-of-this-world stuff like this.
This is amazing.. Thank God for water-sealed cameras 🙂
Hey Paula … right? Agreed … amazing!
Amazing shots!
Hi Angie … and thanks for dropping by! Glad you liked!
A pleasure, Stephen! 🙂
I saw this a few weeks ago. Blew my mind then. Blows my mind now.
Hi Terri … I know what you mean. They just seem so other-worldly, like they’re not real.
Surreal and totally awesome!!
Hi Cardinal Guzman … pretty cool, huh?
I just added your weblog to my blogroll, I pray you’d give some thought to doing the same.
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