Dive Review of Deportes Aquaticos/Fiesta Americana in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

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Deportes Aquaticos/Fiesta Americana, Jul, 2002, by Mike Kwas, PA, USA . Report 88.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This was our 5th trip to Cozumel and Deportes Aquaticos. We love the Island and the Dive Operation. Sergio Sandoval, Sr. has been diving these waters for 30 years. He is always excited to hunt around for some critter to show you. I shoot underwater video and he was enthusiastic in helping me look for sharks (we once shaw 5 nurse sharks in one spot) and sending me into swimthroughs ahead of the other divers to set up shots. His son, Sergio Jr.is also a dive master and has a relaxed calm demeanor, finds the criters and moves around as gracefully as the fish. The boat is slow and small, 10 people max, but there is usually plenty of room to sit or lay. We were picked up at the Fiesta Americana pier at about 9:00 and returned at about 2:30. They do not rush the surface interval. After the first dive we have lunch near shore or docked at a remote beach site. They give you plenty of time to snorkel, swim or sleep. The usual surface interval is at least 1.5 hours. There is always a crew member ready to help you with you gear and any other small need you may have. Deep sites have incredible coral formations and walls where you can usually run into turtles and rays. The shallow sites have coral, a large diversity of fish life and macro detail. You may even see a nurse shark or two. Deportes Aquaticos: aquatics@cozumel.com.mx
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	New Jersey, Catalina
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	currents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	130 ft, 500psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Deportes Aquaticos/Fiesta Americana in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

Deportes Aquaticos/Fiesta Americana, Jul, 2002,

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Dive Review of Deportes Aquaticos/Fiesta Americana in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel