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Palancar Horseshoe
Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

EntryBoat
Max depth23 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Palancar Horseshoe 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 23 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, stingrays, moray eels. 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
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
Great BarracudaSphyraena barracuda
Nearby sites
- 1Colombia Shallows0.9 km
- 2
Palancar Reef1.1 km - 3Palancar Gardens1.2 km
- 4San Frandsco Reef1.6 km
- 5Paso El Cedral Reef1.6 km
- 6Punta Dalila2.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org