SISTEMA CHUCALAL - PUNTA FATIMA
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| Region | Puerto Aventuras |
| Location | This property is part of the south end of the Puerto Aventuras marina resort |
| GPS Position | |
| Land Owner | Puerto Aventuras Marina |
| Dive Site Fee | |
| Maximum Depth | 22 feet/6.7 meters |
| Average Depth | 20 feet/6.6 meters |
| Distance Explored / Surveyed | |
| First Explorers | Jim Coke and Johanna DeGroot- May 5th, 1987 |
| Other Explorers | Bernie Birnbach*, Bill Gavin, Steve Gerrard, Parker Turner. Bernie explored the majority of the cave system |
| Upstream | YES |
| Downstream | NO |
| Cavern Dive | YES |
| Snorkeling | YES |
| Cenotes within Cave System | 9 |
| Cenote Location | south of the Puerto Aventuras Marina resort area |
| Accessibility | This caleta is formed by a spring vent. Access by land possible only with land owner’s permission |
| Cave Description | Typical saltwater with nasty percolation |
| Best Dives | The cave system |
| Map Available | NO |
| Future Exploration | |
| History | This site was the location of two drowning tragic accidents |
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