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Tortugas Reef
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Tortugas is one of Playa del Carmen’s most popular reefs, great for both diving and snorkeling due to its shallow depth and clear visibility. This is a great site to see lots of turtles, hence its name.
Wildlife encounters include spotted eagle rays, nurse sharks, lots of turtles, stingrays, moray eels, tons of reef fish, and colorful corals and sponges.
Dive Activity
Top Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Ed Jenkins
235 Sightings
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17
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
227 Sightings
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14
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11
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20
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17
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26
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
179 Sightings
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10
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11
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13
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18
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16
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11
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21
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15
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19
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
152 Sightings
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11
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16
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7
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13
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20
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18
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15
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14
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12
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
106 Sightings
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14
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9
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17
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19
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11
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Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
15 Sightings
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10
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5
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iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
218 Sightings
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9
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7
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20
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19
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15
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18
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32
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
188 Sightings
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14
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14
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9
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24
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19
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20
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22
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12
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19
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
172 Sightings
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17
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15
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14
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11
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9
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8
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20
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11
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14
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15
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17
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21
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
118 Sightings
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10
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7
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14
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6
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8
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9
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10
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14
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11
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17
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12