Los Arcos
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About this site
Los Arcos is a deep wall dive on the northern reefs off Playa del Carmen. It is grouped with the deep walls of the area and bottoms out at about 30 metres (30m/100ft).
The current runs from medium to strong, and the dive is graded four stars out of five on a scale where five means very demanding. Pared Verde is listed alongside it at the same depth.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
Bull sharkBull sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucasReported here · unconfirmed
French AngelfishPomacanthus paruReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowtail DamselfishMicrospathodon chrysurusReported here · unconfirmed
Four-eyed ButterflyfishChaetodon capistratusReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
Bluestriped GruntHaemulon sciurusReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
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