A ferry ride from Cozumel brings us here to the gates of Xibalba, the Maya underworld. We're lured by the cenotes of Riviera Maya, a vast subterranean river system hidden underneath the Yucatan jungle.
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Dive Log: Secret spots & must-see dive classics.
The best wrecks, reefs and wall dives in America's Caribbean.
A mini dive guide to this island's less crowded mid-coast region.
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Cozumel — Mexico's largest Caribbean island — is where easy, affordable diving is an institution.
Where to capture eye-popping images in the Cayman Islands.
Historically, sharks left the area when scuba divers entered the water. The bubbles from the regulators scare them off. Since shark dives started in the Bahamas many of the sharks have lost their fear of these bubbles.
With 700 islands, 2,500 tiny cays, and 100,000 square miles of ocean containing it all, the Bahamas collectively comprise a massive scuba and snorkel paradise.