Cave system
Cueva Quebrada
QRSS list entry reported by Neto/Ormeroid, 07/2014; QRSS Cozumel page last updated 2024-12-09 gives the same figure. QRSS long list.
The longest underwater cave QRSS lists on Isla Cozumel (11,555 m, 2014), draining fresh water to the sea through coastal lagoons; some entrances lie in Chankanaab Park and need a park permit and a Full Cave card.
Cueva Quebrada is a coastal underwater cave on Isla Cozumel that discharges fresh water to the Caribbean through caletas and lagoons along the shore. In 2014 QRSS recorded its connection with Sistema Dos Coronas, whose entrances lie off the coast, and the combined cave appears on the QRSS list at 11,555 m with 13 cenotes and a maximum depth of about 9 m.
Access is split. According to QRSS, diving from certain entrances requires a permit from the Chankanaab Park office, applicants need a Full Cave certification card, and exploration from park entrances may be limited to scientific goals. Other entrances are on private land, where visitors must follow the landowners' rules.
QRSS also documents a handful of inland Cozumel caves, several of which are on private land or closed because of archaeological material; they are not described here.
Survey and exploration history
| 2014-08 | QRSS recorded the connection of Sistema Dos Coronas to Cueva Quebrada. [2] |
Entrances and dive sites
QRSS lists 13 cenotes. Some entrances are inside Chankanaab Park; others are on private property.
No individual entrances are listed for this system yet.
For orientation, not navigation. Hollow dots are approximate.
Every fact on this page, with its source (7)
| Fact | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| QRSS lists Cueva Quebrada at 11,555 m with 13 cenotes and a maximum depth of 9.4 m, reported by Neto/Ormeroid in 07/2014.Figure dates from 2014; QRSS says two teams continue survey and exploration. | May be out of date | [1] [3] |
| QRSS gives Cueva Quebrada a maximum depth of 9.4 m. | Verified | [1] |
| Cueva Quebrada releases fresh water to the Caribbean through coastal caletas or lagoons. | Verified | [3] |
| Sistema Dos Coronas, with entrances off the Cozumel coast, was connected to Cueva Quebrada in the 2014-08-08 QRSS update. | Verified | [2] [3] |
| QRSS states that cave diving in Cueva Quebrada from certain cenote entrances requires a permit from the Chankanaab Park office, that applicants need a Full Cave certification card, and that exploration from park entrances may be limited to scientific goals.QRSS page updated 2024-12-09; the park's own rules were not consulted. | Verified | [3] |
| Other Cueva Quebrada entrances are on private land, where visitors must follow the landowners' rules. | Verified | [3] |
| A Full Cave certification card is required to apply for a Chankanaab Park cave diving permit.As reported by QRSS. | Verified | [3] |
Verified: stated by an official or primary source we opened. Reported: from a secondary source only. Sources conflict: the note gives both versions. May be out of date: the newest source we found is old.
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