BANCO CHINCHORRO

Banco Chinchorro lies on the most southern tip of the Mexican Caribbean coast. Before current times the atoll could only be dived at from Belize, but now from the much nearer Xcalak. It's geographic position is 18o ' - 18o 23 ' of North 47 latitude and 87o 14 ' - 87o 27 ' of length the west. The area's possession is totally federal.

Banco Chinchorro is the largest atoll in the northern hemisphere and is part of the Meso American reef system. Banco Chinchorro has been declared an Archaeological Marine sanctuary by the Mexican government. Approximately 30 Km from the mainland lies Banco Chinchorro covering approx. 800 square Km, of which less than one percent is above water.

The atoll is a continuos reef with six entries to the more shallow inside. The shallow inside of the atoll is up to 5 meters deep.