Los Arcos - Playa del Carmen

★★★★☆ (425)

A place with a lot of current, suitable only for advanced or experienced divers. For this dive site it is ideal to have the NITROX certification to make the most of it. Multiple dives may be required to visit all the corners of this place.

Good chances to see big animals like sharks (even out of season), groupers, big schools of spiny mackerels, green morays, big snappers, lobsters, turtles etc.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

84 Sightings
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6
F
4
M
3
A
6
M
5
J
9
J
12
A
9
S
10
O
5
N
10
D
5

Eagle Ray

47 Sightings
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3
F
0
M
6
A
6
M
2
J
3
J
6
A
6
S
2
O
0
N
5
D
8

Barracuda

42 Sightings
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4
F
3
M
4
A
6
M
4
J
2
J
5
A
4
S
4
O
0
N
3
D
3

Bull Shark

29 Sightings
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9
F
4
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
6
D
7

Octopus

21 Sightings
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2
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
5
J
8
A
0
S
4
O
0
N
2
D
0

Green Turtle

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

Loggerhead Turtle

12 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
8
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
0
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2
O
0
N
0
D
0

Wrasse

8 Sightings
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0
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
4
D
0

Stingrays

64 Sightings
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7
F
5
M
9
A
3
M
5
J
4
J
7
A
0
S
3
O
7
N
7
D
7

Angelfish

37 Sightings
J
6
F
4
M
2
A
6
M
3
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
7
D
4