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Chitales Reef
Cancún, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataSep
About this site
Chitales Reef is a reef dive site near Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, sea fans, lobsters, barracuda, stingrays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Great BarracudaSphyraena barracuda
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
SchoolmasterLutjanus apodus
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Nearby sites
- 1La Pared1.1 km
- 2C584.6 km
- 3Manchones National Park5.5 km
- 4Musa5.6 km
- 5Musa Cancun Underwater Museum of Art5.7 km
- 6Manchones I5.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org