Pro Tec Playa: Messages
Take a look at the messages of member pro_tec_playa. You can visit the corresponding dive site by clicking at the link or take a look at each message by clicking 'view'.
, if you would like to give Greatest Dive Sites permission, only by request, to upload dive items to your FaceBook account and visa versa.
Named after its two arches, Los Arcos is a relatively deep dive. The wall sections are 5m (15 ft) in height and are covered with hard corals, sponges and fan corals. On the sandy areas the diver can find turtles, groupers and stingrays. The arches shelter schools of fish, moray eels and many Crustaceans.
On days with good visibility, you can see the reef from the surface. Jump into the water at the southern end of the reef and enjoy the free descent in blue water to the bottom of the reef. Moving north beside the wall, it is worth to examine the reef in detail. Swim above the reefs’ plateau when nearing your no decompression limit and from there start your ascent. Because of its often strong currents, Los Arcos is recommended for advanced divers.
This famous wall is very different in formation from the classical endless drop off reef. Pared Verde has sections of walls which are split by sloping hills of sand. Ask the boat captain to drop you off on the southern end of the reef, and descend straight to the bottom keeping the reef to your left. At first you will find smaller walls which are divided by sandy areas. Further north along the reef the diver will reach the longer stretch of wall. The spectacular coral formations are full of large and small marine life. Be alert for spiny lobsters, king crabs, turtles, sting rays and sharks that may be swimming along the reef. After approximately 3/4 of the dive you will find a cavern with a chimney which exits at the top plateau of the reef, where you can start your ascent to the surface. Be aware that at times there is a strong current at Pared Verde.
Angelita is the furthest site visited from Playa del Carmen, 17km south of Tulúm. Walking about 5 minutes through the jungle you reach this picturesque circular shaped cenote which does nothing more than to go straight down to 60m (200 ft). Descending through clear fresh water you will sink right into a mystical hydrogen sulfate layer at 30m (100ft) that looks like a big cloud with trunks and branches reaching through it. Passing through the cloud, the diver will reach the salt water. It is dark here, giving the diver the feeling of being in a forest at night.
Angelita is a dive for the experienced diver because of its depth. Most commonly it is dived to a depth of 40m (130ft). This cenote is visited as well, by technical divers for decompression dives.