Stein Castillo
Mexico
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Nº62
Date: 2015-12-23 - 12:44
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Max Depth: 11.3m Duration: 14mins
Dive Location
- Surface interval:111 mins
- Temp: Surf 24°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Cave, Photo
- Visibility: Excellent Water: Fresh
Specific gear used
- Weights: 2.7 kg
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- 1. Air
- 10L Aluminium 207 → 76 bar
- Average depth: 6.1m
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Second dive of the day. Same cenote (chac mool) but different route. entry was done from landside into a cave. completely dark. no natural light filters into the massive chamber right after the entrance.
After a while, I had to make a stop to get my bearings and Nando explained how the underwater lines worked. that helped me a lot to continue with the dive.
After a while, we reached the air dome. a location at the top of the second chamber that has a space filled with air. I learned that the presence of life and a clear exit indicate that the dome is most probably filled with breathable air. Otherwise, it might be any kind of gas (poisonous).
At the dome, the cave decoration were absolutely breathtaking. Learned that stalactites are hollow and are technically not rocks, but crystal. Also, that stalagmites cannot exists without stalactites. the growth rate of the stalactites is about 5 cm ever 100 years. quite impressive.
Again, life was very scarce due to the mixture of fresh and salt water.