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Xcalak – A Photo Essay by Douglas Barnes

Utah-based photographer Douglas Barnes (www.nowpicturethis.com) shares just a few of the amazing photos that he captured on a recent trip to Xcalak, Mexico.  If you like what you see, you can join Fishwest on a hosted adventure to Xcalak in April 2016.

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