Dive Review of Mayo Hinjosa in
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Mayo Hinjosa: "Fabulous trip to Sea of Cortez for third time", Aug, 2016, by cheryl traverse, CA, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 9412.
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Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This is my third time doing this dive trip. We did 3 areas: Cabo Pulmo, La Paz and this year added loreto. The weather was great until we got to loreto, then a storm which wiped out one day. Loved the wall in loreto and to come back next year and spend time there. The plethora and diversity of life is fabulous. There are gentle currents, bull sharks, schools of thousands of snappers and other fish to swim with, ship wrecks and a wonderful wall in loreto. Good diving hotels (no 5/4star hotels except for mision hotel in loreto which was a 4 star).There is a 5 star hotel in la paz but way out of the action of the main town We stay in La perla which is a great diving hotel. Positives overwhelm the Negatives. Lots of driving from cabo san lucas to cabo pulmo to la paz to loreto but I think it is a fun adventure. Mayo, our fabulous guide, handled everything and did all the driving. Water Temperature tops at 80 degrees and can dip into the low 70's for small amounts of time in the ship wrecks of La Paz . I think an average is 78 is fair which is a little cold for my older body but remember I will do it again and again because it is worth it to me. Also visibility from the plankton is restricted but it is still worth it. And mexico is really hot in august and September but we had air conditioning in all hotels. Cabo Pulmo is a eco resort and you can buy air conditioning for 30 dollars a day and it is moderately successful but tolerable. Mayo is the best person to organize and lead the tour. He is exceptionally skilled, a very fun person and will make your tour a 10. mayohinojosa@gmail.com We are more experienced divers but he accommodates our partners, who only snorkel, when they come and they have a blast. His rate is on top of all the diving that he arranges (he gets discounted rates) and sometimes he needs you to get him a room if there is no friend to stay with but he is well worth the cost.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Tonga, Hawaii, Red Sea, Costa Rica, Mediterranean, Bonaire, Bahamas
Closest Airport	cabo san Lucas/loreto	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	0-50 Ft/ 0-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Cabo Pulmo has a max time of 45 minutes but you can go out multiple times.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	1 or 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	I got some great pictures with my sea life camera D 1400. Do not use flash Can be really clear and very murky depending on day. Plankton can be very dense. Still I love diving there.

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By Alice Ribbens in MN, US at Nov 30, 2016 14:29 EST

I dove with Mayo on the Rocio del Mar a few years ago and he is amazing!

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Dive Review of Mayo Hinjosa in Mexico (Western)

Mayo Hinjosa: "Fabulous trip to Sea of Cortez for third time", Aug, 2016,

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Dive Review of Mayo Hinjosa in
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