Around the Island of Cozumel

Cozumel Mex­ico is well-known for some of the best SCUBA div­ing  in the world. The water is a warm 76 — 84 degrees with an aver­age of 80 degrees and about 200 feet vis­i­bil­ity on any given day. It is no sur­prise that SCUBA div­ing and tourism are Cozumel biggest indus­try.  If you visit Cozumel for div­ing, don’t for­get to rent a car or a jeep and take a trip around the island. The beaches on the other side of the island are beau­ti­ful and mostly deserted.  You’ll find sev­eral road­side tourist “shops” and  with a few small can­ti­nas and local restau­rants that serve cold drinks and sea food right on the beach. Speak­ing of food, don’t miss the only town, San Miguel, on the island of  Cozumel.  There is plenty of shop­ping and lots of good restau­rants.  The cen­ter of the island hosts some ancient  Mayan ruins that are fun to see and learn more of the his­tory of the island.  If so don’t dive, but still love the water and want to see the spec­tac­u­lar fish, try a day trip to Chankanaab National Park on the south­ern part of the island.  Cozumel is a fam­ily friendly vaca­tion des­ti­na­tion with many things to see and do for all ages!  I highly rec­om­mend a vaca­tion to Cozumel and tak­ing a trip around the island.

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Around the Island of Cozumel


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Iberostar Resort Cozumel

We love to go div­ing in Cozumel because, for us, it’s  about  a 4 hour flight out of Den­ver and we are there!  You can catch flights in the morn­ing and enjoy a bev­er­age on  the beach at sun­set that same day!  We have found the div­ing in Cozumel to be incom­pa­ra­ble.  Even as we talk to peo­ple that dive all over the world, Cozumel is com­pared only to The Great Bar­rier Reef in Aus­tralia and the Red Sea in Egypt as some of the most spec­tac­u­lar reefs and vari­ety and size of sea life.The Iberostar is our choice because it is a great value for the money.  We are hooked on all-inclusive resorts and this meets our needs every time.  It’s close to the reefs so you don’t have 1 hour +/- boat rides to and from the dive sites.  Some are as close as 5 min­utes straight out from the dock.  Their on-site dive shop — Dres­sel Divers  does a great job.  They have a very pro­fes­sional staff, nice boats, good equip­ment and are a joy to con­verse with as they are from all over the world. Read more at DCM Travel Reviews.

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Iberostar Cozumel

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Cozumel Above and Below the Water

I just fin­ished my first video slide show pro­duc­tion and put it to music by Jimmy G’s song “Con­frontación Española” a span­ish fla­vor clas­si­cal gui­tar and piano, which I think goes great with the loca­tion of Cozumel Mex­ico. I now present “Cozumel Mex­ico Above and Below the Water” in HD.   So sit back enjoy and let me know what you think!

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SCUBA Diving on Thanksgiving in Cozumel Mexico

If you live in Col­orado and are a SCUBA diver, then Cozumel is the place for you. No Col­orado cold water div­ing here.  It’s less than 4 hours on a direct flight from Den­ver. Our resort of choice is the Iberostar Cozumel. In my opin­ion the Iberostar Cozumel is the best resort for divers. Most dive sites are between 5 to 10 min­utes by boat. Dres­sel Divers  is the on site dive oper­a­tion. Both the resort and the dive oper­a­tion have a very smooth run­ning oper­a­tion. This is our 7th trip to Cozumel and our 5th at the Iberostar Resort. The Resort has great food and friendly staff. With up to 200 feet vis­i­bil­ity you can­not beat the div­ing in Cozumel to that of any other loca­tion in the Caribbean. This is an all-inclusive resort. All food, drinks and most activ­i­ties are included,  like 14′ Hobby Cat sail boats, sea kayaks, wind surf­ing and much more. The spa and div­ing are extra. Thanks to Mike Sánchez, our dive guide, for the great week of div­ing and thanks to all our other friends at Dres­sel Divers, Cozumel, a PADI 5 star dive oper­a­tion. The under­wa­ter cam­era I use is the 8 MP Sea&Sea DX8000G . This cam­era is easy to oper­ate and does a pretty good job even with­out an exter­nal flash. All the under­wa­ter pho­tos in this gallery were shot with this cam­era and no exter­nal flash.  For all land shots I use the Nikon D80.

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Cozumel Mexico Underwater

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Cozumel Photos

Cozumel, Mex­ico & the Iberostar Resort — Cozumel is our favorite dive des­ti­na­tion with 200ft vis­i­bil­ity and a huge amount of sea life. This makes Cozumel a pho­tog­ra­phy dream. From sea tur­tles, groupers, and the Cozumel Splen­did Toad­fish on the photo below ‚you will love Cozumel under­wa­ter. For a Review of Cozumel and the Iberostar Resort (com­ing soon) and other great des­ti­na­tions visit our other site at DCM Travel Reviews.

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Cozumel & the Iberostar Resort

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