Mexico has long been among the top dive destinations in the World with both it’s Caribbean coast diving in Cozumel and Akumal, as well as its Pacific diving at the Baja peninsula including Puerto Vallarta, Socorro Islands and Los Cabos.
The Sea of Cortez of Cabo San Lucas located between the Baja Peninsula and the mainland of Mexico, has been described by many including Scuba diving pioneer Jacques Cousteau as ‘The World’s Richest Sea’. 
Rich with shipwrecks, caves, reefs and awe-inspiring sandfalls to explore, the Sea of Cortez holds over 850 species of fish, from cold-water California-related species to tropical fish and pelagics including whale sharks, giant manta rays, hammerhead sharks, orcas, whales, dolphin and sea lions.
The most noted of Cabos diving in the Sea of Cortez are the ‘Sandfalls’ and ‘Land’s End’ dive sites. Underwater sand waterfalls is the best way to describe the natural wonder that is the Sand Falls. Alongside the rocky cliffs in Cabo Bay, a sand chute collapses into a rocky cleft moving sand cascades down the chute creating amazing falls off the vertical granite wall like Niagara Falls, but with sand. The wall goes down 300 feet with the larger of the two famous sandfalls beginning at 100 feet. Thick with gorgonians and sea fans, diving here ranges from depths of 80-130 plus feet and is suitable for intermediate divers. Schools of goat fish, puffers, eels, parrot fish and angels among lobsters, jacks, rays and reef sharks can be spotted here in abundance.
‘Land’s End’ or ‘The Point’ as it’s also known, is where the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez meet together. A truly unforgettable location to dive, diving starts out around 25 ft. This unique dive site offers the opportunity to dive a canyon next to the seal lion colony allowing you to get up close and personal with the resident seals. Marauding schools of gamefish brought in by large schools of baitfish such as sardines and greenjacks are a quite the sight here. The gentle giants- whale sharks and manta rays are also common sighting here. Strong currents that rule this region and the unpredictable dive conditions here however, make this an intermediate/ advance skill level dive site. Other diving in Cabo San Lucas include site such as the ‘North-Wall’, ‘Neptune’s Finger’, ‘Pelican Rock’ and ‘The Blowhole’, all spectacular in their own right with lots to offer.
A 2 hour drive from Cabo San Lucas is the very remote but stunning Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park. The only living coral reef on the western side of North America and int he Sea of Cortez, it’s not to be missed. A great dive spot for all levels of divers, Cabo Pulmo’s nutrient rich waters draw marine life in numbers you cannot fathom. The abundant coral growth on the rocky reefs provides shelter and food for countless reef fish. Dive sites range between 30-70 feet and have a year round visibility of 80-120 ft.
There are two wrecks to explore in Cabo Pulmo. The first a freighter named ‘Colima’ which ran aground and sank in 30-40 feet of water during a fierce 1939 storm strewing its debris on the ocean floor and the other wreck, a large tuna boat which went down in 1978. The second wreck finds itself in about 50 feet of water. Both the wrecks make for some excellent underwater photography opportunities.
With these World-class dive spots, Los Cabos has truly the best to offer in Scuba diving. The chance to dive with enormous schools of reef fish found nowhere else in the world and known for encounters with large pelagics such as the whaleshark and giant mantas make this a must-dive destination on our list of dive destinations.
* Photo Credits: Photos by Colorado_Al on flickr.
