El Cielo
El Cielo is a shallow sandbar area located inside Cozumel National Marine Park. The site is known for its white sand bottom, calm conditions, and very shallow depth.
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Cozumel Dive Sites
Reef-by-reef guides to Cozumel's walls, swim-throughs and drift dives — depth, current and marine life.
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El Islote
El Islote is an advanced-level dive site located near the southern tip of Cozumel, close to the Punta Celarain lighthouse. The site features a large patch coral formation that begins shallow and gradually slopes deeper.
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El Mirador
El Mirador is an intermediate-level dive site offering varied coral formations and a mix of shallow and deeper areas. Conditions are generally mild, with little to no surge and manageable current. Visibility is good, and warm Caribbean water supports long, relaxed dive profiles.
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El Presidente
El Presidente is a shallow reef dive in Cozumel located directly off the Presidente InterContinental Hotel on the island’s western coastline.
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La Francesa
La Francesa Reef is a well-known southern marine park site and one of the more accessible Cozumel dive sites for novice to intermediate divers.
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Las Palmas
While generally calm, Las Palmas is known for variable and sometimes swirling currents. These conditions are manageable for new divers but require attention and proper briefing to avoid complacency.
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Los Atolones
Los Atolones is an advanced-level dive site featuring coral formations that rise toward the surface to form a small atoll structure. The site is rarely visited and offers sheltered areas where large schools of fish gather.
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Maracaibo
Maracaibo Reef is the southernmost regularly dived reef in Cozumel and one of the most dramatic deep wall dives in the region.
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Molas Shallow
Molas Shallow is an advanced-level dive site located on the north end of Cozumel near Molas Bay. The site is characterized by strong, consistent currents created as water flows into the bay. The reef features well-developed coral formations and a high concentration of marine life.
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Money Bar
Money Bar Reef is a shallow Cozumel shore dive located along the island’s western coast at The Money Bar Beach Club.
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Palancar Bricks
Palancar Bricks is an intermediate-level drift dive located within the southern Palancar reef system, one of the most established Cozumel dive sites inside the marine park. The site takes its name from red clay bricks scattered across portions of the reef—remnants of a capsized barge in the 1950s.
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Palancar Caves
Palancar Caves is one of the most structurally dramatic Cozumel dive sites, known for its massive coral architecture, swim-through systems, and multi-level drift profile.
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