Cancun and the Riviera Maya are located on the Yucatan Peninsula. The area was developed as a tourist destination in the 1970s. Since then Cancun in the northeast of the peninsula has become a thriving city, along with the Riviera Maya which is south along the coast between Cancun and Tulum. The Gulf of Mexico is to the north of the Peninsula and the Caribbean Sea is along the east coast. A great non diving activitry is Xcaret, an Eco Theme Park located in Playa del Carmen about 45 minutes from Cancun in the Riviera Maya. Temperatures range from 74 Fahrenheit / 23 Celsius in the winter to 84 Fahrenheit / 28 Celsius in the summer months.

Dive Companies

Sealife Divers - Dive Playa del Carmen, Mexico with Sealife Divers' friendly staff. Sealife Divers is conveniently located right on the beach in Playa del Carmen and offers daily dives for any skill level with ocean reef dives of all depths - shallow to deep, wreck dives and cenote cavern dives. Aquatech Dive Center - The Aquatech Dive Center is headquarters for cave, cavern and open water divers in Mexico - offering the best variety of fresh and salt water diving. Aquatech's technical dive staff keep their website updated with the latest on cave diving technology, descriptions of dive sites and ongoing cave explorations. Advanced divers can take advantage of Nitrox and Rebreather training and equipment.

Dive Sites

Like any of the destinations in the Caribbean Sea, Cancun and the Mayan Riviera offer some excellent diving with hard and soft coral formations, huge barrel sponges, mountains of star coral and a wide variety of tropical fish that both beginners and advanced divers will enjoy. One thing that sets the area apart is the extensive system of caves and freshwater cenotes. Cenotes are fresh water pools connecting to submerged caverns and other cenotes. The standard formation is a round hole in the ground. Near ancient ruins of Tulum are two of the 2 longest underwater cave systems known on earth. The cenotes are not affected by temperature and offer excellent visibility.

Useful Links

Cancun Tourism Board / Riviera Maya - the official tourism websites for Cancun and The Riviera Maya. Find information on where to stay and what to do. Entry Requirements - a valid passport is the principal requirement for entry into Cancun and The Riviera Maya, Mexico. Weather - current weather conditions, forecasts and for Canun and the Riviera Maya. Restaurants & Food - your guide to The Best Restaurants in Cancun on Cancun's Original and Most Complete Restaurant Guide!