La Poza, Xcalak

★★★★★ (136)

An very nice underwater trench that makes for a beautiful wall dive. Current can sometimes convert it into drift diving. The depth ranges from 5 m/15 ft to 26m/90ft. It is full of alcoves where fish hide and tower-like structures of coral at the end of the dive.

Manatee alert !! Look for these gentle mammals after the beautiful elkhorn corals at the beginning that then give way to big schools of tarpons of 2 meters/5-6 feet.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Eagle Ray

35 Sightings
J
3
F
1
M
3
A
2
M
5
J
0
J
4
A
4
S
4
O
0
N
2
D
7

Green Turtle

13 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
2
J
3
J
3
A
2
S
1
O
0
N
0
D
0

Moray Eel

13 Sightings
J
1
F
1
M
0
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
4
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
4

Barracuda

9 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
3

Tarpon

66 Sightings
J
4
F
2
M
5
A
5
M
9
J
4
J
7
A
5
S
11
O
1
N
2
D
11

Stingrays

34 Sightings
J
4
F
2
M
1
A
2
M
8
J
4
J
5
A
2
S
3
O
0
N
0
D
3

Manatee

26 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
2
A
2
M
2
J
0
J
7
A
5
S
1
O
0
N
3
D
3

Parrotfish

18 Sightings
J
4
F
2
M
1
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
7
A
2
S
1
O
0
N
0
D
0

Lionfish

16 Sightings
J
4
F
1
M
1
A
1
M
1
J
0
J
2
A
1
S
3
O
0
N
2
D
0

Angelfish

14 Sightings
J
2
F
3
M
1
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
4
A
1
S
1
O
0
N
0
D
0