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If you are going to dive in Mexico, you cannot skip Cozumel!
The island of Cozumel is situated in the Caribbean at about 12 miles from the coast.
It is the biggest inhabited island of Mexico and measures 35 miles in length and 9 miles in width.
There are about 70.000 inhabitants on the island of Cozumel, most of them are Mayas.
The original name of the island is Ah-Cuzamil-Petén; this is Maya for the island of the swallows.
 Cozumel was presented to world in 1961 by the famous Jacques Yves Cousteau.
Since that date thousands of divers explored the crystal clear warm waters of Cozumel.
The temperature on the island is tropical warm throughout the whole year and approximately between 80 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
The water temperature is between an average of 75 and 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
Cozumel is part of the second largest formation of coral reefs in the world, which starts at the Gulf of Mexico until Honduras. It is famous for its strong currents up till 3 knots.
Most of the dives start at the south part of the reef and the currents bring you to the northern part.
The water is crystal clear and visibility until 160 feet is no exception. You can choose from 30 different reefs and every level of experience or dive ambition can find what they need.
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The wreck C-53 or Felipe Xicotencatl
is 184 feet long, 33 feet wide, sits in about 80 feet of water and since it’s the only one of its kind here, it can only be referred as the Wreck of Cozumel.
The armed ship C-53 sits on a sandy bottom between the popular dive sites of Tormentos and Chankanaab.
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Palancar Horseshoe (La Herradura):
gets its name from the shape of its coral which form a big and a small horseshoe, which can be seen from the surface when there is not too much wind.
The boat will drop you exactly above the formations which start at around 30 feet, you can dive above a sandy slope looking at the
spectacular formations or you can dive to the wall which eventually goes to infinity. Horseshoe is known for its own unique tunnels and swim throughs. |
 Palancar Bricks:
gets its name of the red bricks you can still find on these reefs, which were dropped by a capsized boat decades ago.
People say you also can see those bricks used in some old house on Cozumel itself.
Palancar bricks isn't a continuous wall, but a wall divided by sandy slopes dropping off into the abyss.
The sand forms sand-glass shape aside of the formations giving you the feeling that time does not exist here anymore. |
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Palancar Caves
is a very popular deep dive and has a labyrinth of natural open-end swim troughs.
The combination of this together with the abundant marine life makes this reef great to take wide angle pictures! |
Colombia shallow
is a shallow dive with a maximum of 35 feet.
The mild current brings you from the south of the reef slowly to the north and you can witness all the variety of the marine life of Cozumel.
This reef always gives us the feeling that we are diving in a real life aquarium!
This is a great dive site for any diver and you will find many coral fishes at the reef where the combination of depth and visibility makes great pictures.
This is a typical second dive and will be done on trips like Maracaibo, Punta sur or Colombia deep. |
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Diving Cozumel
