Specialty Cavern Diver
The theory part at the first day informs about the most important aspects of cavern diving and if time allows also a session in the open water of a cenote. The second day starts with some skill practise on land, in order to practise the use of the guideline and some emergency procedures. We further
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Playa del Carmen
The town’s streets are created very symmetrical and you can find up-to-date town maps in many public places for free. Restaurants: a huge variety of international kitchen and Mexican specialties in every price range. 5a Avenida: shopping area and pedestrian zone New 5th Avenue: this is from Avenida Constituyentes in direction North and you find
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Cenotes
Several million years ago, a meteor hit earth and let drop the level of the ocean and at the same time lifted the limestone of this area, that has grown by corals over millions of years, above sea level. Precipitation mixed with the CO2 of the organic substances and formed so called acid rain and
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Specialty Cavern Diver
The theory part at the first day informs about the most important aspects of cavern diving and if time allows also a session in the open water of a cenote. The second day starts with some skill practise on land, in order to practise the use of the guideline and some emergency procedures. We further
...read more
Playa del Carmen
The town’s streets are created very symmetrical and you can find up-to-date town maps in many public places for free. Restaurants: a huge variety of international kitchen and Mexican specialties in every price range. 5a Avenida: shopping area and pedestrian zone New 5th Avenue: this is from Avenida Constituyentes in direction North and you find
...read more
Cenotes
Several million years ago, a meteor hit earth and let drop the level of the ocean and at the same time lifted the limestone of this area, that has grown by corals over millions of years, above sea level. Precipitation mixed with the CO2 of the organic substances and formed so called acid rain and
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Reefs
Our local reefs north and south of Playa del Carmen do not need to hide away. There are outstanding training dives sites within the 12m/ 36 ft range, walls covered with the outstanding diversity or slowly descending slopes for the advanced diver, that might be even for the experienced diver highly demanding due to the
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Nitrox Certificate
Diving with EAN (Enriched Air Nitrox) has developed in recent years into the most successful course and is a must for each diver due to the better and safer technical procedures to blend the gas which resulted in a decrease of the prices. The diver may choose to prolong his bottom times in certain depths
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Wood Duck
Did you actually know that also in Mexico ducks live in the trees? Aix sponsa, the scientific name of the wood duck, lives all year long in northern America and migrates in winter south and occasionally also to Mexico. This seems to be quite rare, but we have in our aviary in Playacar a couple
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Coati
Did you actually know that also the coati loves to live close to humans? Coatis are relatively closely related with the north American raccoon. They are omnivores that adapt easily to different environments that feed maily from invertebraes like insects, but also lizards and small rodents. A quarter of their food the supplement with fruits
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Grasshoppers
Did you actually know that grasshoppers avoid water surfaces? Scientists have found out recently, that Locusts (that is the name of grasshoppers in the swarming phase) avoid to cross over water surfaces while on their voracious flights; which can be understood because there are no landing or feeding possibilities. However, they also found out that
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Hurricane
Do you actually know where the word hurricane derives from? The word hurricane has its origin most likely from the Mayan languages and means “god of the winds” (see Huracan). Thanks to Wikipedia you can also find the additional information: This god is believed by scholars to have been at least partially derived from the
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Open Water Referral Program
If you are an open water referral student, this is what your schedule may look like very likely (subject to confirmation of course) Arrival day: check into your hotel and let me know that your arrived sound and safe. We will set up the diving according to your wishes and of course if the weather
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