Main dive spots description of Riu Palace Americas
hintales:
Chitales offers a great dive for new and experienced divers alike. The reef consists of large elkhorn coral formations. Schools of young barracuda, grunts, and goatfish inhabit the reef. You can also see lobsters, stingrays, and turtles, depth: 25 feet/ 8 meters, distance by boat: 17 minutes
Manchones:
Manchones means "spots" in Spanish. You tour through a submerged boulder field. Formations of star coral, brain coral, and sponges grow on each boulder, and you jump from one to another. A large variety of angel fish, damsel fish, and snappers inhabit the area as well, depth: 30 feet/ 9 meters, distance by boat: 12 minutes
Punta Negra:
Punta Negra, or Black Point, lies just outside the Bay of Women, or ¨¨Bahia Mujeres¨¨ in 55 feet/ 17 meters of water. Surreal sponge and coral formations grow along a long rock shelf. Divers are sure to see a variety of angel fish, crabs, puffers, stone fish, and lobsters.
Shark and turtle sighting are frequent as well, distance by boat: 5 minutes
G 55:
The C-55 Juan de la Barrera was a sister-ship to the C-58. Laying under 85 feet/ 21 meters of water it also provides shelter for eagle rays, barracudas, jacks, and other large fish. A tour through this wreck includes a chance to look down the barrel of the cannon at the bow and peek inside the wheel house, too, distance by boat: 5 minutes
G 58:
During its operation the C-58 Anaya served in the Mexican Navy as a minesweeper. Now it serves as home to schools of eagle rays, great barracudas, jacks, and sharks. For certified divers this site lying in 95 feet/ 25 meters of water offers some of the best opportunities to observe large mature predators. In 2004 Hurricane Ivan ripped the wreck into two pieces, and now a great variety of smaller fish have taken advantage of shelter in the rubble as well, distance by boat: 5 minutes
No Name:
No Name was a well-kept secret for a long time. Under 60 feet/ 19 meters of water divers begin the tour swimming through a small canyon. Coral and sponge formations line the walls where a variety of reef fish live. After exiting the canyon you swim along a field of corals and sea fans. Barracudas and jacks patrol the area. Turtles visit regularly as well, distance by boat: 5 minutes
Aristos:
Aristos is an exciting dive with swim through and caves to peek inside. Situated in 55 feet/ 17 meters of water near the edge of Nizuc National Marine Park, this site offers dives the chance to see a wide variety of reef fish, turtles, and sting rays, distance by boat: 5 minutes
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