| Costa Maya is home to some of the best scuba | | | | diving in Costa Maya is actually two reefs that run |
| diving to be enjoyed anywhere in the world and is, | | | | parallel to the coast of Costa Maya. The first reef |
| as of yet, virtually undiscovered and unexplored by | | | | starts off at the surface of the water and gradually |
| tourists. In fact, many of the scuba diving spots to | | | | slopes down to 50 feet before turning into a sandy |
| be found in Costa Maya are just now being named. | | | | platform. At the end of the sandy platform, the |
| Popular dive spots are secluded, pristine, and not | | | | second reef starts at 50 feet below the surface and |
| accustomed to visitors of the human variety, which | | | | then slopes gradually until it meets a dramatic, vertical |
| makes for great scuba diving. Here you can | | | | drop off. |
| experience Mexico's ocean life at its finest and most | | | | The marine life, that can be found by divers while |
| natural. | | | | scuba diving in Costa Maya, is indeed worth the |
| Costa Maya located between the Mexico Riviera, on | | | | government's protection. Here divers are delighted by |
| the north, and the Belize border, to the south. It is an | | | | the antics of diverse marine life such as sponges, |
| extremely laid back community with small fishing | | | | gorgonians, star corals, crabs, octopus, moray eels, |
| villages making up the bulk of civilization. Simple | | | | turtles, and eagle rays. Scuba diving the vertical wall |
| accommodations combined with open-air dining | | | | also reveals huge sponges, overhangs of stony coral |
| provide visitors with the sensation of leaving the real | | | | and numerous caves fit for exploration. |
| world and stepping back in time to enjoy nature at | | | | On select days, you may also be able to hire a dive |
| its peak of perfection. | | | | operation to take you out on a boat to enjoy a |
| The majority of scuba diving in Costa Maya takes | | | | scuba diving excursion to the Chinchorro Bank. This |
| place along a reef that is protected by the Mexican | | | | bank is nearly 19 miles from the mainland of Costa |
| government. This 25 mile tract of reef makes up part | | | | Maya and is a large coral atoll that is home to several |
| of the second largest coral reef in the world and was | | | | wrecks and lush coral reefs. |
| established as a National Park in 1996. It is home to | | | | The protected nature of the reef of Costa Maya |
| an abundance of natural resources and exotic coral | | | | ensures that you will be able to experience a magical |
| beauty. In addition to viewing awe-inspiring and | | | | underwater environment at its most pristine. The lack |
| diverse wildlife, divers to this area also frequent | | | | of public attention in this area has ensured that the |
| many of the caves and wrecks to be found in the | | | | park has remained virtually untouched and, in some |
| waters surrounding Costa Maya. | | | | places, unseen by man. All which makes for a scuba |
| The tract of reef that can be accessed by scuba | | | | diving experience of a lifetime. |