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Chunchacah
Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth21 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Chunchacah is a dive site near Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 21 m. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, eagle rays, sea fans, stingrays, lobsters. 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
Southern StingrayHypanus americanus
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
Bluestriped GruntHaemulon sciurus
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus
Gray SnapperLutjanus griseus
HedowGerres cinereus
Nearby sites
- 1Maracaibo Reef0.2 km
- 2Chun Chacaaab Reef0.6 km
- 3Punta Sur - Devil’s Throat1.5 km
- 4Punta Sur Reef2.8 km
- 5Colombia Reef3.9 km
- 6El Islote4.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org
