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Santa Rosa Shallows
Santa Rosa Shallows is the counterpart of the famous Santa Rosa Wall. The shallows are a great second dive after exploring the deeper wall. The reef here isn’t any deeper than 60 feet with a mild current; excellent for viewing the buzzing reef activity all along the patchy reef system.
Wildlife encounters include spotted eagle rays, nurse sharks, turtles, stingrays, moray eels, tons of reef fish, and the endemic Splendid toadfish, only found in Cozumel.
DIVE TYPES
- Night Dive
- Macro Spot
- Snorkeling
Level
- Beginner
Programs
- Extended Range (XR)
- Scuba
Entry
- Boat
Body of Water
- Salt
currents
- moderate
- medium
Maximum Depth
- 18m
Visibility
- 27m
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| Lobster | ||||||||||||
| Crab |
RECOMMENDED TRAINING
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