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Colombia Shallows
Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Colombia Shallows 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 15 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, 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
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
Thin Leaf Lettuce CoralAgaricia tenuifolia
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
Maze CoralMeandrina meandrites
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Nearby sites
- 1
Palancar Reef0.3 km - 2Palancar Horseshoe0.9 km
- 3Paso El Cedral Reef1.2 km
- 4Colombia Reef1.9 km
- 5Colombia Deep1.9 km
- 6San Frandsco Reef2.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org