Cruz de la Bahía
DivingNo permitMooring buoys
Underwater art · Also good for snorkeling & anchoring
- Best time
- Dec–Jul
- Water temp.
- 26–29 °C
- Dive depth
- 10–12 m
Coordinates21°12′04″ N, 86°43′26″ W
A bronze cross standing on the sand at 12m, weathered and coral-crusted, on the same reef as MUSA's Silent Evolution but almost always empty of divers. Quieter and more affecting than the museum next door. Placed in 1994 as a memorial to seafarers and divers lost at sea, and blessed annually in a ceremony where local fishing families lay flowers underwater. It predates MUSA by fifteen years and is the reason Manchones was already a pilgrimage reef before the sculptures arrived. Anchorage: Marine park moorings off Manchones; Isla Mujeres marinas. Hazards: Current can pick up on the reef edge.
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