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Dec 23, 202310 min read

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...

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Tracy Gunn

Jul 19, 20234 min read

Icebar; The coolest bar in Isla Mujeres

What would be the last thing you would expect to find in the middle of a tiny Caribbean island? Maybe a bar made out of 150 tons of ice?...

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Tracy Gunn

Jul 12, 20238 min read

Isla Contoy

This Sunday, my active five-year-old, Gaia, and I took a day trip to Isla Contoy. This is an Island just north of Isla Mujeres, a...

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Pocna Dive Center Celebrates its 10th Anniversary

Tracy Gunn

Dec 7, 202229 min read

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...

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Tracy Gunn

Aug 8, 20226 min read

How to get to Isla Mujeres.

Arriving in a new country can be confusing, especially if everything is in a different language. Possibly the biggest challenge can just...

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Urban Reef (Arricife Urbano); by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Aug 2, 20223 min read

Urban Reef (Arricife Urbano); by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres

Submerged during the second expansion of MUSA in 2011, there are two statues in the Urban Reef collection. Located in the section called...

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Time Bombs, fuse and mine (Bomba de Tiempo, mecha y mina); by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Aug 2, 20222 min read

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...

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Biomap (Biomapa); by Rodrigo Quiñones Reyes, in Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Jul 29, 20222 min read

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...

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Seascape; by Karen Salinas Martinez, in Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Jul 29, 20222 min read

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...

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Diving and Snorkeling Manchones 2, Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Jul 25, 20223 min read

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...

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Diving and Snorkeling Manchones 1, Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Jul 25, 20224 min read

Diving and Snorkeling Manchones 1, Isla Mujeres

Manchones 1 is a simply named reef that is part of the larger Manchones National Park, just off the coast of Isla Mujeres. Perfect for...

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The "Other Volkswagon"; by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Jul 23, 20222 min read

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...

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The Cross of the Bay (La Cruz de la Bahía) in Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Jul 23, 20225 min read

The Cross of the Bay (La Cruz de la Bahía) 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...

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Shipwreck Diving on Gunboat C-55, Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Jul 20, 20226 min read

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...

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Shipwreck Diving on Gunboat C-58, Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Jul 20, 20226 min read

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...

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Anthropocene; by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Jul 10, 20221 min read

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...

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The Man on Fire (Hombre en Llamas); by Jason de Caire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Jul 10, 20222 min read

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...

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Bacab; by Salvador Quiroz Ennis, in Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Jul 4, 20223 min read

Bacab; by Salvador Quiroz Ennis, in Isla Mujeres

Just off the island of Isla Mujeres, as part of MUSA and inside the Manchones National Park, lies a statue by Salvador Quiroz Ennis....

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The Dream Catcher (El Coleccionista De Sueños); by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Jul 4, 20223 min read

The Dream Catcher (El Coleccionista De Sueños); by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres

Within the Manchones National Park, in the dive site locally known as Manchones 1, you can come across some more of the impressive...

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The Silent Evolution (Evolución Silenciosa) In Musa, Isla Mujeres

Tracy Gunn

Jun 26, 20225 min read

The Silent Evolution (Evolución Silenciosa) In Musa, Isla Mujeres

If you have been diving or snorkelling in Isla Mujeres since 2010, there is a good chance you have seen a massive group of statues...

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