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Fourteen things you might not know about MUSA.
Diving MUSA is impressive, be it your first or your fiftieth. This amazing combination of man and nature has more than meets the eye.
Tracy Sharlene Gunn
Jan 238 min read
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Has Isla Mujeres been taken over by little Space Invaders?
In the depths of MUSA near Isla Mujeres, you can find tiny mosaic "space invaders" created by the French artist known as "Invader."
Tracy Sharlene Gunn
Jan 189 min read
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Diving while on your period
There is one question that our boys always dread. "Can I dive while on my period?" Our male instructors have asked me about the "Special...
Tracy Gunn
Jan 85 min read
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Ultra Freeze (EL Frio), Shipwreck Dive in Isla Mujeres
Ultra Freeze, a former cargo tug that caught fire, is a wreck off Isla Mujeres, Mexico. It was sunk in 1979 as an artificial reef.
Tracy Sharlene Gunn
Dec 4, 20243 min read
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Diving With Spotted Eagle Rays in Isla Mujeres
The shipwrecks in Isla Mujeres provide an incredible diving experience throughout the year. However, visitors can witness the annual...
Tracy Gunn
Jan 2, 202411 min read
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Pocna proudly presents the World Record Holder for World's Oldest Active Diver
You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old. - George Burns. For many, age is just a number and a state of mind. Jane...
Tracy Gunn
Dec 23, 202310 min read
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The Significance of Air in Scuba Diving
Do you ever wonder where the air comes from in your tank? We just purchased a new compressor to fill more tanks more often, which got us...
Mina Scott
May 7, 20231 min read
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Pocna Dive Center Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Established on 12/12/12, this is her story... People often ask how I came to open a dive centre on a tiny island in the middle of the...
Tracy Gunn
Dec 7, 202230 min read
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The Cave of the Sleeping Sharks (La Cueva de los Tiburones Dormidos), Isla Mujeres
Sleeping Shark Cave, located approximately a 30-minute boat ride from Isla Mujeres, is a remarkable phenomenon that has captured global...
Tracy Gunn
Aug 5, 20227 min read
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Urban Reef (Arricife Urbano); by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres
Urban Reef collection by Jason deCaire Taylor. Photo credit Malek B Productions Submerged during the second expansion of MUSA in 2011,...
Tracy Gunn
Aug 2, 20223 min read
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Time Bombs, fuse and mine (Bomba de Tiempo, mecha y mina); by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres
In a part of MUSA, which is locally known as "Casitas", within the Manchones National Park off the coast of Isla Mujeres, divers will...
Tracy Gunn
Aug 2, 20222 min read
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Biomap (Biomapa); by Rodrigo Quiñones Reyes, in Isla Mujeres
This collection of sculptures lies within MUSA, in the Manchones National Park just off the coast of Isla Mujeres. At first glance, these...
Tracy Gunn
Jul 29, 20222 min read
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Seascape; by Karen Salinas Martinez, in Isla Mujeres
At the start of the MUSA circuit in the Manchones Gallery is a beautiful, detailed ring large enough for divers to swim through. This...
Tracy Gunn
Jul 29, 20222 min read
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Diving and Snorkeling Manchones 2, Isla Mujeres
The thoughtfully named Manchones 2 is the little sister of Manchones 1 and is located just off the coast of Isla Mujeres. It is a shallow...
Tracy Gunn
Jul 25, 20223 min read
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The "Other Volkswagon"; by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres
So we know about Anthropocene, and its forlorn child curled up on the bonnet of the Volkswagon, but why do we know nothing about the...
Tracy Gunn
Jul 23, 20222 min read
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The Cross of the Bay (La Cruz de la BahÃa) in Isla Mujeres
Cross of the Bay A few meters South of Manchones Reef lies a cross that cares for and protects the men who go to sea daily for...
Tracy Gunn
Jul 23, 20225 min read
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Shipwreck Diving on Gunboat C-55, Isla Mujeres
photo @jamie_justaddwater USS Ransom (AM-283) , named ARM Teniente Juan de la Barrera (C-55), is a shipwreck sunk off the coast of...
Tracy Gunn
Jul 20, 20226 min read
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Shipwreck Diving on Gunboat C-58, Isla Mujeres
USS Harlequin (AM-365), named General Pedro Maria Anaya C-58, was intentionally sunk for diving, and this huge artificial reef has beco...
Tracy Gunn
Jul 20, 20226 min read
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Anthropocene; by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres
While diving in the Manchones National Park near Isla Mujeres, divers will see the sad image of a small child curled up alone on the...
Tracy Gunn
Jul 10, 20221 min read
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The Man on Fire (Hombre en Llamas); by Jason de Caire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres
Standing alone in the middle of the Manchones National Park, a lone statue looks defiantly ahead. This solitary and imposing figure is...
Tracy Gunn
Jul 10, 20222 min read
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