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Las Palmas Reef
Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataSep
About this site
Las Palmas Reef is a reef dive site near Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Commonly reported marine life includes moray eels, octopus, lobsters, sea fans, nurse sharks. 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
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
Boulder Star CoralOrbicella annularis
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus- Thin Leaf Lettuce CoralAgaricia tenuifolia
Nearby sites
- 1Blackbeard0.4 km
- 2Paradise Reef - Cozumel1.7 km
- 3Wreck C-531.7 km
- 4Chankanaab2.5 km
- 5Chankanaab Bolones2.5 km
- 6Paraiso Reef2.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org