Palancar Horseshoe
Horseshoe is one of the four awesome sections that make up the famous Palancar Reef in Cozumel, Mexico. This section of the reef is a horseshoe-shaped notch in the wall of Palancar full of beautiful and large coral heads and giant barrel sponges.
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.
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Potential Wildlife Sightings
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Total number of species: 27
Hawksbill Turtle
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Total number of species: 25
Eagle Ray
Loggerhead Turtle
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Total number of species: 200
Moray Eel
Green Turtle
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Total number of species: 600
Wrasse
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Total number of species: 80
Stingrays
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Total number of species: 90
Angelfish
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Total number of species: 100