One of the best dive sites in the meso-American reef system. Easy to dive, lots of marine life, and about 40 feet max depth. A great place for newbies & expert divers.

Facts about Columbia Shallows, Cozumel, Mexico It is in Mexico Columbia Shallows, Cozumel, Mexico is in the Caribbean Sea. The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet. The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.

Dive types Marine Life Diving facilities Photo facilities

Images taken on this dive site

by Cheri Denn
Flamingo's Tongue taken on the Columbia Shallows in Cozumel Mexico

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by Walt Hill
A nice afternoon for a sunny drive for an octopus!

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by Cheri Denn
Basketweave Starfish - very hard to photograph in the daytime.

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by Cheri Denn
Drums are by far my favorite fish to photograph. This was taken on the Colombia Shallows in Cozumel, MX.

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by Cheri Denn
The little ray.

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by Cheri Denn
A busy little guy!

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by Cheri Denn
Sponges always hold such amazing critter treasures. Taken with an Olympus SP350 and Inon strobe.

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by Cheri Denn
A very large green moray

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by Vladimir Levantovsky
Flamingo Tongue (Cyphoma gibbosum) traveling "by foot" on a sandy bottom. Canon XSi + EF 100mm Macro lens in Ikelite housing.

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by Vladimir Levantovsky
A very curious blenny. Canon XSi with EF-100mm USM macro lens in Ikelite housing, dual DS-125 strobes.

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by Cheri Denn
A very upset crab.

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by Cheri Denn
I love this picture - look at the little blue fish

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by Vladimir Levantovsky
Christmas tree worm. Taken with Canon XSi in ikelite housing, EF 100mm USM macro lens, DS-125 dual strobes.

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by Rick Thibert
TAKEN WITH T1I 500 IN COZUMEL

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by Cheri Denn
"Beauty Treatment"

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by Cheri Denn
Two Angels

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by Veronica Main
Twin Angels

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