Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are few swims around the world that are as tropically beautiful and challenging as El Cruce (see more here). Rafa Hernández has really made El Cruce special. The annual event held in April attracts nearly 800 competitors from 15 to 70 years to its 9.5 km sea swim from Cancún to Isla Mujeres where the
Viewed from every angle, the sea swim in Cancún was an outstanding race between Luiz Lima, a two-time Olympian from Brazil, and Fernando Betanzos, one of the brightest young Mexican swimmers, at the 10 km El Cruce (Por La Libre), a 10 km crossing from Cancún to Mexico's famed Isla Mujeres. Among the 398 swimmers who entered the 10 km race, Lima and Betanzos
Cancún, Mexico. The Por La Libre Cancun to Isla Mujeres race is one of the world's top swims. The two-race event, organized by Rafa Hernández, is held between Cancún Island to the magnificent Isla Mujeres in Quintana Roo in southern Mexico. The Pirates Night was used during the 2009 and 2010 events as a guide for the swimmers. It is impossible to miss
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Discovery Channel's Shark Week describes ten places around the world where sharks can be readily seen and are always around. 1. Cocos Island in Costa Rica with loads of hammerheads and whitetip reef sharks. 2. Isla Mujeres in Mexico with pods of giant plankton-feeding whale sharks. 3. Great Barrier Reef
A popular 10K swim - the Por La Libre from Isla Mujeres to Cancún, Mexico - is receiving rave reviews from the over 500 swimmers who did the swim in 2010:"Marvelous, an adventure," said Luis Ramon. "Just an experience that every open water swimmer has to do," said Rafael Guarneros. "Last year we saw dolphins. this year we were next to a family of
