{"id":8313,"date":"2015-04-03T08:45:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T06:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/petitesbullesdailleurs\/?p=8313"},"modified":"2021-01-03T14:21:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T13:21:28","slug":"dive-cozumel-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/plonger-cozumel-mexique-20150403\/","title":{"rendered":"Colourful dives on Cozumel reef"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Caribbean Sea, a change from Asia! In Mexico, I couldn't miss the island of Cozumel, a famous diving spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Mexican summer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>July 2014: new exoticism, new underwater world. This summer, I chose to discover the Caribbean coast of Mexico<\/strong>, that of <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quintana_Roo\" target=\"_blank\">the state of Quintana Roo<\/a>. The region attracts me for <strong><a title=\"Immerse yourself in the fabulous cenotes of the Mayans\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/dive-cenotes-maya-mexico-20140921\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">its fabulous cenotes<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0- these engulfed chasms venerated by the Mayas that we can now explore by diving - and \u00a0<strong><a title=\"The Mexican Whale Shark's Huge Mouth is Worth the Trip\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/whale-shark-mexico-20140720\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">its spectacular gathering of whale sharks<\/a><\/strong>, off Canc\u00fan, which I dream to see for years ... <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Between the cenotes and the whale sharks, I could not miss the island of <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cozumel\" target=\"_blank\">Cozumel<\/a><\/strong>explored by Cousteau in the early 1960s. It is THE diving spot of the Yucat\u00e1n peninsula, the most famous of the area! Thanks to Cozumel and to diving, I met Sergio, a great character...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-15-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Diving on the reef of Cozumel. Quintana Roo, Mexico, July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-15-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-15-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-15-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-15-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-15-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-15-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-15-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-15-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-15-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-15.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Diving on the Cozumel Reef. (Quintana Roo, Mexico, July 2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sergio Sandoval, pioneer of diving in Cozumel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His full name: <strong>Sergio Sandoval Vizca\u00edno<\/strong>. A pioneer of diving in Cozumel, where he has lived since 1979, he celebrated his 74th birthday in early 2015 and is still blowing bubbles underwater!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mynotice wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>UPDATE - OCTOBER 10, 2018.<\/strong><\/span> I just learned, via Facebook, <strong>the passing of Sergio<\/strong>That's four years after we met in July 2014... He was 77 years old. I have not been back to Mexico since. I will never have the opportunity to dive again with Sergio, who made me discover the magnificent reef of Cozumel. I let you read or discover below what I wrote at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-19-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Sergio Sandoval. Cozumel, July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-19-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-19-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-19-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-19-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-19-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-19-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-19-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-19-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-19-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-19.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Sergio Sandoval. Cozumel, July 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man is an inexhaustible storyteller, picturesque as can be. Concerned about his form, he avoids alcohol and drinks sea water regularly, convinced that <em>\"it's good for your health\"<\/em> ! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He often demonstrates it on his boat, to impress the clients he takes diving... But in fact, he does not drink it pure! He just dilutes a bit of sea water in a bottle of fresh water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergio may be a bottle diver, but he never separates himself from his snorkel, attached to his mask, because it saved his life, a long time ago. Lost at sea after a dive, he drifted for several days in the middle of the sea before being rescued. His snorkel allowed him to breathe on the surface without drinking the cup and not drown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former engineer in car mechanics, Sergio is also a passionate underwater photographer and a patient handyman: he makes himself the waterproof housings for his cameras, in his workshop, at home! Finally, this septuagenarian is obviously not \"digital native\", but since he discovered the GoPro and social networks, he publishes a lot of small underwater movies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AquaticSportsCozumel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Above all, Sergio knows the dive sites of Cozumel and the formidable currents in the strait between Playa del Carmen and the island particularly well. Day after day, on each trip, he monitors the health of the corals and fish, takes pictures underwater and, back on land, praises the beauty of the underwater world of the region to tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is a passionate and exciting man, warm, multilingual, extraordinarily friendly. I am delighted to have discovered the reef of Cozumel with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-01-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Sergio Sandoval, with his tuba and his home-made box. Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-01-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-01-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-01-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-01-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-01-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-01-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-01-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-01-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-01-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-01.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Sergio underwater, with his snorkel and home-made chamber (Cozumel, Mexico, July 2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-18-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"On the dive boat of Sergio Sandoval. Cozumel, July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-18-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-18-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-18-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-18-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-18-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-18-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-18-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-18-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-18-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-18.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Sergio gives advice on how to film better with a GoPro to young Belgian divers. (Cozumel, Mexico, July 2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A very aquatic Mexican family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergio's house, in San Miguel, the island's largest city, is known by all cab drivers by two names: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Aquarama-Escuela-de-Natacion\/1575554086016743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aquarama<\/a>which is now the children's swimming school run by her daughter and granddaughter, whose classes are held in the garden pool (<em>Aquarama<\/em> is also the name of one of its boats); and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scubacozumel.com\/?language=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aquatic Sports,<\/a> which refers to the small diving structure he runs with the help of his wife Lolita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Involved for a long time in the preservation of the sea bed, Sergio Senior (to distinguish him from Sergio Junior, his son, who bears the same name and also organizes diving and deep-sea fishing trips) is today one of the oldest diving operators in Cozumel. He is also one of the pillars of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cozumelfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scuba Fest<\/a> annually, in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-25-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"It's time for a small swimming class at Aquarama. Cozumel, July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-25-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-25-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-25-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-25-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-25-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-25-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-25-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-25-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-25-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-25.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>It's time for swimming lessons for the little ones, at the Aquarama. Cozumel, July 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-21-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Sergio's little boat, with which I dive in July 2014 on the reef of Cozumel.\" class=\"wp-image-8355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-21-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-21-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-21-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-21-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-21-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-21-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-21-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-21-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-21-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-21.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>In the port of La Caleta, the<em>Aquarama<\/em>Sergio's little boat, with which I dived on the reef of Cozumel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Sergio's house, a Virgin Mary watches over the pool from her alcove and newspaper clippings, framed and hung on the walls, salute the aquatic exploits of her daughter and granddaughter, both named Beatriz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first, in 1985, at the age of 14, swam the 45 kilometers that separate Cozumel from the coast, in 10 hours and 55 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A generation later, in 2009, the second, nicknamed \"Betty\", then 13 years old, tried to beat her mother's record, but unfortunately the currents carried her too far from the island, preventing her from reaching her goal. The little one swam all the same for almost 13 hours in a row... At the Sandoval's, we really love water, it runs in the family!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-27.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-27.jpg\" alt=\"Article on the exploit attempted by Betty Arellanos Sandoval, Sergio's granddaughter.\" data-id=\"8360\" class=\"wp-image-8360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-27.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-27-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-27-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-27-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-27-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-27-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-27-770x1027.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-26.jpg\" alt=\"Article on the exploit attempted by Betty Arellanos Sandoval, Sergio's granddaughter.\" data-id=\"8359\" class=\"wp-image-8359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-26.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-26-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-26-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-26-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-26-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-26-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-26-770x1027.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The fabulous reef of Cozumel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the underwater photographer that I am, who appreciates \"\u00e0 la carte\" dives and preferably in small groups, Sergio's family structure is ideal. As he is also a photographer, I often finish the dives with him, while Cristobal, his young dive-master, supervises the rest of the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between two dives, it's a \"salsa-guacamole-ham-cheese-fruit\" picnic on the boat <em>Aquarama<\/em>. The atmosphere is relaxed and international.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During this week spent in Cozumel, I dive, depending on the day, with a young Belgian couple, an American, a German and a Japanese couple, with whom I discover common knowledge in Indonesia - they often dive in Asia, like me. They are great friends of Sergio and Lolita, they regularly come on holiday to Cozumel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-16.jpg\" alt=\"Diving on the reef of Cozumel. Quintana Roo, Mexico, July 2014.\" data-id=\"8352\" class=\"wp-image-8352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-16.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-16-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-16-750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-16-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-16-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-16-293x440.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-16-770x1155.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-09.jpg\" alt=\"End of dive on the reef of Cozumel. Quintana Roo, Mexico, July 2014.\" data-id=\"8351\" class=\"wp-image-8351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-09.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-09-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-09-750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-09-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-09-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-09-293x440.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-09-770x1155.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">On the left, a huge barrel sponge, on the right the return of the hoist to the boat. (Cozumel, Mexico, July 2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-17-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"On the dive boat of Sergio Sandoval. Cozumel, July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-17-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-17-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-17-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-17-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-17-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-17-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-17-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-17-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-17-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-17.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>At lunchtime, Sergio always has a good story to tell.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-20-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Souvenir Photo with Cristobal and Sergio (left).\" class=\"wp-image-8367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-20-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-20-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-20-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-20-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-20-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-20-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-20-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-20-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-20-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-20.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Souvenir Photo with Cristobal and Sergio (left).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Underwater I discover a different environment than what I am used to in Asia. The species of rays, for example, are not at all the same. There is also an abundance of large angelfish (from the family of <em>Pomacanthus<\/em>, says a reader of the blog) that reminds me of the Asian batfish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then, in these waters, the flying scorpion fish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxisciences.com\/poisson\/la-rascasse-volante-un-envahisseur-marin-redoutable_art30217.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">is an invader:<\/a> These fish, originally from Asia, have been introduced into the Mexican waters of the Caribbean Sea, where they have no predators. They are voracious and proliferate at the expense of other species, unbalancing the ecosystem. Diving professionals are allowed to kill them when they see them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mynotice wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Update - May 3, 2015 :<\/strong><\/span> <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/afpfr\/status\/594820472195325953\" target=\"_blank\">AFP has just published an infographic<\/a> on the subject, which sums up the situation well. I insert their picture below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/afp-rascasse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/afp-rascasse-750x566.jpg\" alt=\"AFP infographics on the proliferation of scorpionfish.\" class=\"wp-image-8567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/afp-rascasse-750x566.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/afp-rascasse-400x302.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/afp-rascasse-500x377.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/afp-rascasse-293x221.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/afp-rascasse-770x581.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/afp-rascasse.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The infographic of the AFP on the proliferation of scorpion fish.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/isla-mujeres-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/isla-mujeres-13-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Red Lionfish, harpooned not during my stay in Cozumel, but in Isla Mujeres, a few kilometers away. Mexico, July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/isla-mujeres-13-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/isla-mujeres-13-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/isla-mujeres-13-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/isla-mujeres-13-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/isla-mujeres-13-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/isla-mujeres-13-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/isla-mujeres-13-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/isla-mujeres-13-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/isla-mujeres-13-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/isla-mujeres-13.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A flying scorpion fish (harpooned not during my stay in Cozumel, but in Isla Mujeres, not far from there). Here, it is allowed to hunt this fish including by bottle diving, as it is considered an invader threatening the local underwater ecosystem. (Mexico, July 2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-03-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Line. Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-03-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-03-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-03-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-03-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-03-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-03-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-03-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-03-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-03-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-03.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>It's a change from the Asian blue-spotted stingrays! (Cozumel, Mexico, July 2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-04-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"A Mexican cousin of the batfish. Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-04-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-04-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-04-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-04-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-04-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-04-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-04-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-04-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-04-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-04.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A Mexican angelfish, which reminds me of the Asian batfish. (Cozumel, Mexico, July 2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reef of Cozumel is much more beautiful than the sites on the opposite side of the coast, around Playa del Carmen. I had a great pleasure to explore it, even if I found it overall less exuberant and full of life than the Indonesian or Malaysian spots I like so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \"usual\" tropical fauna is well present, but the density and diversity seem to me less... Which does not prevent from making beautiful meetings, the proof!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-06-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Shark and moray eels. Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-06-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-06-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-06-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-06-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-06-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-06-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-06.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-07-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"A solitary barracuda, surrounded by photographers. Cozumel, Quintan Roo, Mexico. July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-07-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-07-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-07-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-07-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-07-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-07-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-07-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-07-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-07-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-07.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-10-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Diving on the reef of Cozumel. Quintana Roo, Mexico, July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-10-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-10-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-10-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-10-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-10-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-10-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-10-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-10-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-10-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-10.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My favorite sites on the Cozumel Reef are in the area called <strong>Palancar<\/strong>There are huge and spectacular coral formations. Their yellow and pink outgrowths look great under the flash light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For divers, it is a fantastic playground: there are caves to explore, arches and passages where you can sneak in and a lot of life to observe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Diving on the reef of Cozumel, with Sergio Sandoval. Quintana Roo, Mexico, July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-02.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Sergio and his camera in the background of beautiful bright yellow tubular sponges in the waters of Cozumel. (Mexico, July 2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-08.jpg\" alt=\"Diving on the reef of Cozumel. Quintana Roo, Mexico, July 2014.\" data-id=\"8338\" class=\"wp-image-8338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-08.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-08-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-08-750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-08-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-08-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-08-293x440.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-08-770x1155.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-12.jpg\" alt=\"Diving on the reef of Cozumel. Quintana Roo, Mexico, July 2014.\" data-id=\"8339\" class=\"wp-image-8339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-12.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-12-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-12-750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-12-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-12-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-12-293x440.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-12-770x1155.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">An incredible underwater \"playground\" for divers. (Cozumel, Mexico, July 2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-14-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Diving on the reef of Cozumel. Quintana Roo, Mexico, July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-14-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-14-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-14-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-14-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-14-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-14-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-14-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-14-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-14-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-14.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>In Palancar, there are countless species of sponges with colors ranging from pink to orange (Mexico, Cozumel, July 2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-11-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Diving on the reef of Cozumel. Quintana Roo, Mexico, July 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-8341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-11-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-11-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-11-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-11-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-11-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-11-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-11-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-11-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-11-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cozumel-11.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>(Cozumel, July 2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about diving with Sergio Senior in Cozumel, I refer you to these links:<br>\u2192 <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scubacozumel.com\/?language=en\" target=\"_blank\">The Aquatic Sports Center website<\/a><br>\u2192 \u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AquaticSportsCozumel\" target=\"_blank\">His Facebook page<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Caribbean Sea, a change from Asia! 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