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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
181 Sightings
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12
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12
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16
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17
M
23
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15
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21
A
7
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10
O
20
N
14
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14
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
153 Sightings
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14
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6
M
10
A
9
M
7
J
8
J
32
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23
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5
O
18
N
11
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
75 Sightings
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0
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0
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5
A
13
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3
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7
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16
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13
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0
O
4
N
8
D
6
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
42 Sightings
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0
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0
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8
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4
M
10
J
0
J
0
A
6
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0
O
5
N
4
D
5
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
18 Sightings
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0
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0
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4
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4
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0
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0
J
10
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0
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0
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0
N
0
D
0
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
13 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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4
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3
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0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
6
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
11 Sightings
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0
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3
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
8
N
0
D
0
Alamy/Fiona Ayerst
Tiger Shark
5 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
0
Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
5 Sightings
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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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0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
0
D
5
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
103 Sightings
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10
F
5
M
9
A
11
M
6
J
7
J
26
A
8
S
0
O
9
N
6
D
6
