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Cozumel marine park. The federal protected area ( supposedly) where most of the diving, snorkel, tourist boats go. No gloves, no knives, no fishing. It is the area south of the international cruise ship terminal and goes to the bottom of the island. It also covers about a third of the eastern part of the island from the southern light house up.
I've never used a hood in Cozumel most people don't. Sometimes I see people using beanies, but it's very warm water. There's nothing wrong with bringing your hood; it doesn't weight much or take up much room in luggage. For the boots, one issue is fit and buoyancy for your fins. I try to bring full foot fins to Coz that are right around neutral. This is obviously a personal choice, but for me using heavier boots in Coz means I can get a little foot-heavy, because I'm wearing a thinner wetsuit. As far as fit goes, I assume your current fins fit well with thick booties, and will that change if you switch to much thinner booties?
