Crazy pics ! The Largest Underwater Museum, Caribbean, Mexico
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14 images...  Deep in the waters of the Mexican Caribbean these statues look like relics of an ancient civilisation  but they are just the beginning of what will be the world's largest underwater sculpture museum  Located in the National Marine Park, on the west coast of Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancun and Punta Nizuc, these life size sculptures are the first of 400 that will be laid on the seabed over the next year  The underwater artworks are designed to celebrate the region's Mayan history  It is hoped the underwater museum will heighten environmental awareness in the area, by creating an artificial reef in the hurricane-hit region. It is hoped the sculptures will attract juvenile algae that will give the statues radiant colours  The project has been 18 months in the making . The project was founded by Jaime Gonzalez Cano of The National Marine Park, Roberto Diaz of The Cancun Nautical Association and renowned British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor  The laying of the sculptures saw the completion of phase one of the project for the team  Phase two will see the laying of 400 figurative sculptures. Casts for the 400 statues will be made from the local Mexican population  In total, phases one and two will cost an initial $450,000 (£277,000)      |
