Cozumel’s Most Popular Snorkeling Spots (w/Good Reason!)
The small island of Cozumel off the east coast of Yucatan is known as an underwater haven – with good reason. Hundreds of thousands of worldly scuba divers and savvy…
Appreciate Cozumel’s bio-diversity. A small island with coral reefs, sandy beaches, marshes, mangroves, and a deep green jungle.
Cozumel Marine Life: Spotted Eagle Rays
Among scuba divers in Cozumel, spotted eagle rays pretty much top the list of large, awe-inspiring marine life encounters on the Mesoamerican barrier reef. Cozumel has a large seasonal population…
Caribbean Conchs of Cozumel: Look But Don’t (Always) Eat
Conchs are large sea-snail mollusks that live in shallow waters and are frequent marine encounters for divers and snorkelers in Cozumel. Each adult conch is also a sizable lump of…
9 Tips to Ace Your Cozumel Underwater Photography on Every Dive
Cozumel, Mexico is a world leader in scuba diving destinations and an excellent place to hone your hobby of taking underwater photos – whether you’re a budding beginner or a…
Easy Intro to Snorkeling in Cozumel: Start Here
As a diver, I used to say I had no use for snorkeling. But that was before Cozumel and occasional beach days when I thought to bring my mask along.…
Cozumel Marine Life: Eggs and Nesting Styles
Diving in Cozumel these days, I swear a sperm whale could swim right over me and I'd hardly notice. I'm too busy with my nose in the reef, looking for…
Scuba Diving in Cozumel: Fantastic All Year
Cozumel is a fantastic place for scuba diving all year, due to its incredibly high visibility in the water, warm temperatures, and safe and easy drift diving. Divers love the great variety of dive sites, including deep walls, mountainous coral pinnacles, colorful coral gardens, and the rich biodiversity of large and macro marine life that flourishes among them.
Cozumel Marine Life: Basket Stars
I had flashbacks to the Upside Down when I caught my first glimpse of a giant basket starfish in Cozumel. A tangle of spiky, tentacled arms and was legs wrapped…
Sea Turtles in Cozumel: Your Full Guide
Cozumel is the perfect place to dive and swim with sea turtles, and even join in to help protect a couple of the local marine turtle species. Here’s your full…
Cozumel Diving: Do Marine Animals Mate for Life?
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, this post by combines some Cozumel diving pictures with an eye toward love – namely a love of the ocean and an investigation of…
Diving with Cozumel’s Splendid Toadfish – The One and Only
Cozumel's Splendid Toadfish
Scuba diving in Cozumel is special for many reasons, but I would argue that encounters with the Cozumel Splendid Toadfish top the list. Cozumel divers know to keep their eyes…
