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Akumal Reef
★★★★★
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Protected Reef: Part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System—the second-largest reef in the world!Turtle Town: Akumal literally means “Place of the Turtles” in Mayan, and yep, you’re almost guaranteed to see green sea turtles cruising by.Shallow & Clear: Great visibility (up to 30m/100ft)
Green and Hawksbill Turtles, spotted eagle rays (especially in winter), moray eels, barracudas, angelfish, parrotfish, and trunkfish. Colorful coral formations and sponges
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
175 Sightings
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12
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16
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23
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14
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20
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6
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10
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20
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14
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14
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
146 Sightings
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14
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6
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10
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4
M
7
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8
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31
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22
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5
O
18
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11
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
69 Sightings
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0
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5
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9
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3
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7
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15
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12
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0
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4
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8
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6
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
38 Sightings
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8
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10
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0
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0
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6
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0
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5
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4
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5
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
15 Sightings
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4
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3
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0
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0
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8
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0
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0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
13 Sightings
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3
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2
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0
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0
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8
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0
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
12 Sightings
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3
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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6
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
100 Sightings
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9
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8
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0
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12
M
15
J
7
J
12
A
10
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5
O
11
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6
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5
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
97 Sightings
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10
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5
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9
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8
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6
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7
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24
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7
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0
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9
N
6
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6
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
71 Sightings
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5
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4
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7
A
6
M
6
J
7
J
21
A
9
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0
O
0
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0
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6
