Cenote Aerolito de Paraiso

[Oldbear]

SB,

Has anyone ever dived at Cenote Aerolito de Paraiso? I am familuar with the cenotes on the mainland but this is the first I have heard of a divable one on the island?

Thanks,

~Oldbear~

 

[dlndavid]

Saw this link when I was reading your post: Aerolito de Paraiso

 

[Oldbear]

Saw this link when I was reading your post: Aerolito de Paraiso

Thanks...while it was short, it was informative.

 

[dlndavid]

I dived several Cenotes on the Mainland, but never on the Island

 

[Oldbear]

I have not dived any yet. I was hoping to take some training from Jim Wyatt in Northern Florida first.

Cave Diving Training & Guide Service - High Springs, Florida

But based on the link you gave me this looks interesting also.

Germán Yañez


So now I am thinking of doing both.

 

[dlndavid]

Cenote diving is very interesting, they tend to be quite cold. Too many times was a wishing I had a 7 mil suit.

 

[Oldbear]

I my younger days I worked in coal mines in Western Colorado, so I have a fascination with caves and mines...I can just imagine the water temperature.

 

[TSandM]

I did a day of tours with German a few years ago, and we dove Aerolito. As a cavern/cave dive, it's very interesting, because unlike the mainland caves, this one is full of unique cave life forms, including brittle stars and clams with bright red mantles. It is dark and very silty, and not very decorated, at least as far as we could go on C1 limits. There is almost no open water basin, though, so for people without overhead training, I don't think it would be very interesting, and it's not a place one would take an OW diver on a cavern tour.

 

[Oldbear]

I did a day of tours with German a few years ago, and we dove Aerolito. As a cavern/cave dive, it's very interesting, because unlike the mainland caves, this one is full of unique cave life forms, including brittle stars and clams with bright red mantles. It is dark and very silty, and not very decorated, at least as far as we could go on C1 limits. There is almost no open water basin, though, so for people without overhead training, I don't think it would be very interesting, and it's not a place one would take an OW diver on a cavern tour.

I wouldn't even think about going there until I do the Cavern/Intro/Basic Cave Diver course with Jim Wyatt...or should I wait to become full Cave Certified? But it sure does sound appealing to combine it with a Coz trip. Are there any other divable cenotes on Cozumel?

 

[TSandM]

I believe there are several -- German is the man to talk to. He's done a lot of the exploration there. I don't think any of them except Aerolito is easy to find from the road, and other than German, I'm not sure where you would source cave gear for rent on Coz.