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Cozumel Palancar Caves
Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Max depth15 m–35 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Cozumel Palancar Caves is a cave dive site near Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 35 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes stingrays, lobsters, nurse sharks, jacks, sea turtles. 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
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
Maze CoralMeandrina meandrites
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
Nearby sites
- 1Casa Blanca1.4 km
- 2Santa Rosa Shallows1.4 km
- 3Cedar Pass1.7 km
- 4Punta Francesa1.7 km
- 5Santa Rosa Wall1.9 km
- 6Cedral Wall1.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org