A remote village on the Belize border, with access to the same Mesoamerican Reef system without the crowds of Cancún.
Depth
5–30 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
25 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Moderate
Access
Shore/Boat
Best time
November-May
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
40 USD / dive
A remote village on the Belize border, with access to the same Mesoamerican Reef system without the crowds of Cancún.
Location
See on the interactive map51 species documented in Xcalak
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Critically EndangeredCoral cuerno de alce
Acropora palmata
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
Data DeficientLangosta espinosa del Caribe
Panulirus argus
EndangeredTiburón ballena
Rhincodon typus
VulnerableTiburón nodriza
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Abanico de mar púrpura
Gorgonia ventalina
Bonito listado
Katsuwonus pelamis
Cangrejo azul
Callinectes sapidus
Cangrejo azul terrestre
Cardisoma guanhumi
Ecosystem
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