Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Aura in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

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Dive Palancar/Aura, Jul, 2012, by Pete Mykytyn, IL, US ( Reviewer 5 reports). Report 6618.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was our 2nd year to dive with Dive Palancar. Since we were staying at the Aura resort, their dive operation, including a dive shop less than 100 feet from our room, was most convenient. We arranged for the dives and obtained all required forms via email which was most satisfactory. Most important to my wife and me was our ability to arrange for the Dive Palancar personnel at the Aura dive shop to take care of our gear for us. They were superb in this capacity. We dropped off our gear in the afternoon of our arrival, and we basically didn't touch it again until we packed it to return home. Each morning, our skins, wetsuits, and boots were arranged for us to put on, and the staff carried our BCs, regulators, and fins, to the boat. At the conclusion of our dive we placed all gear at the end of the pier where we disembarked from the boat, and the staff took care of taking it back to the dive shop, rinsing it, and hanging it up to dry. We could not have asked for better service. The currents were noticeably stronger this year in Cozumel, and this was pointed out by the dive masters each day we dove. They endeavored to find dive sites where the current was less strong, sometimes with some success and sometimes with less. On one or two days our two morning dives were actually very shallow, i.e., less than 60 feet, so bottom times were good. At times when the dive was deep, bottom time was less than 30 minutes. The current was strong in places such that the dive was more work than fun, which most likely contributed to faster use of air. At the same time, the dive masters were very conscious of diver safety. The number of divers per group over our 4 days of diving was 7 or less. Cold water was available on the boat as was a separate rinse tank for cameras.
Websites	Dive Palancar
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Key Largo, Acapulco, Jamaica
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	currents
Water Temp	83-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	25-100 Ft/ 8-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	700 psi required surfacing. If a diver became separated from the group, the diver and buddy should surface rather than try to rejoining the group due to stronger than normal currents.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	N/A
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 Dive Palancar/Aura in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Dive Palancar/Aura, Jul, 2012,

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Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Aura in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan