A stark, derelict building rises out of the ocean water against the horizon.

Two eerie, abandoned concrete bunkers are slowly being reclaimed by the sea on a dark sand beach at twilight.

A young man stands in silhouette on a dark beach at twilight, with dilapidated buildings on the shoreline behind him.

A rocky coastal breakwater separates the ocean from a calm river under the bright daytime sun and a vast blue sky.

A man in a green hooded jacket crouches at the bow of a blue boat navigating a murky river through a dense mangrove forest.

A man sits silhouetted in a wooden boat, navigating a calm river through a dense, sunlit jungle.

A silhouetted man steers a boat down a murky river through a dense jungle with the sun flaring behind him.

Two silhouetted people stand on the roof of a coastal shelter as waves crash onto the dark sand beach under a dramatic cloudy sky at dusk.

Two people stand on a black sand beach, observing large, abandoned concrete buildings sinking into the sea under a cloudy sky.

A solitary person in a red jacket stands on a black sand beach beside large, decaying concrete structures as waves roll in under a cloudy sky.

A man in a green jacket sits on a boat, traveling along a tropical river past palm trees and other docked vessels.

A man in a dark green coat stands in front of a derelict concrete building on an overcast day.

A lone person walks along a concrete seawall overlooking a dark sand beach and the ocean under a cloudy sky.

A man in a green jacket peacefully rests with his eyes closed while lying in a small blue boat on a river.

A solitary person walks along a long rock jetty toward the distant industrial shoreline under a cloudy sky.

A decaying, brutalist-style concrete building stands on stilts at the water's edge as ocean waves crash at its base.

A person stands in silhouette on a dark beach, looking out at the ocean between massive, decaying concrete buildings at dusk.

A man in a red textured sweater stands between dark concrete structures, looking out at the sea.

A man sits on a crumbling ledge inside a dilapidated building, looking out at a tropical landscape with palm trees.

A man in a green hooded jacket stands on a dark sand beach looking out at the ocean waves under a cloudy sky.

A silhouette of a man in profile against a deep blue twilight sky on a beach at sunset.

Eerie abandoned buildings line a dark sandy coast as waves from the ocean wash ashore under a gloomy, overcast sky.

A pensive young man wearing a green hoodie relaxes in a colorful wooden boat as it travels down a river through a lush forest.

A thoughtful man sits on the side of a vibrant blue and green wooden boat while traveling through a lush, tree-lined waterway.

A man in a green jacket sits in a blue boat, looking out at the water and the tree-lined shore on a cloudy day.

A row of derelict concrete buildings on stilts stands in the shallow ocean waters along a dark shoreline at dusk.

A lone person stands silhouetted on the roof of a derelict concrete building on a dark sand beach as waves crash below.

Diego Contreras

The ruins of "Las Suites de Likin", an abandoned beach resort and hotel that was overtaken by the Pacific Ocean in Guatemala.  Out of 43 buildings, only 3 remain standing over a thin stretch of beach with only a few years left before it succumbs into the waves.

Abandoned Beach Resort Rising over Ocean Waters in Guatemala