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Palancar Reef
Palancar Bricks · San Miguel de Cozumel, Cozumel, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth24 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp24–29°C
Best monthsApr–Aug
About this site
Palancar Reef is a drift, reef and wall dive site near San Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 24 m. Best for divers with some experience. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, eagle rays, sharks, reef sharks, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 29 °C over the year.
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Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Bar JackCaranx ruber
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Nearby sites
- 1Colombia Shallows0.3 km
- 2Paso El Cedral Reef0.9 km
- 3Palancar Horseshoe1.1 km
- 4Colombia Deep1.6 km
- 5Colombia Reef1.6 km
- 6San Frandsco Reef2.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org