Palancar Caves
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Palancar Caves is usually done as a multi-level drift dive, starting out fairly deep, usually hitting the recreational limit, to explore the deeper reef which is full of underwater tunnels and caves to swim through. Then you’ll make your way up the reef to the more shallow area to end your dive.
Wildlife encounters include spotted eagle rays, nurse sharks, turtles, stingrays, moray eels, tons of reef fish, and the endemic Splendid toadfish, only found in Cozumel.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
572 Sightings
J
97
F
94
M
103
A
58
M
24
J
28
J
24
A
0
S
0
O
16
N
48
D
80
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Hawksbill Turtle
545 Sightings
J
44
F
52
M
77
A
44
M
60
J
43
J
72
A
0
S
0
O
43
N
61
D
49
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
535 Sightings
J
48
F
51
M
73
A
53
M
56
J
46
J
62
A
10
S
12
O
34
N
46
D
44
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Loggerhead Turtle
423 Sightings
J
34
F
25
M
65
A
45
M
43
J
35
J
53
A
11
S
0
O
28
N
45
D
39
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
246 Sightings
J
16
F
28
M
32
A
23
M
36
J
18
J
23
A
0
S
6
O
21
N
25
D
18
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
199 Sightings
J
21
F
32
M
24
A
17
M
19
J
17
J
11
A
0
S
0
O
15
N
19
D
24
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
90 Sightings
J
19
F
18
M
15
A
13
M
0
J
0
J
10
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
15
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
734 Sightings
J
80
F
82
M
87
A
70
M
73
J
56
J
83
A
12
S
13
O
46
N
64
D
68
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
600 Sightings
J
54
F
54
M
79
A
62
M
63
J
53
J
67
A
9
S
9
O
38
N
45
D
67
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
577 Sightings
J
47
F
52
M
82
A
57
M
59
J
50
J
58
A
9
S
12
O
38
N
53
D
60
