Dominican Republic
Cueva Taína
- Max depth43 m (141 ft)
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ 24–26 °C (75–79 °F)estimated, no reports yet
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The dive
The finest cave near the capital. The main line runs through a large decorated room with brilliant white walls to a restriction, and behind it through breakdown into a large back room that chokes at -43 m at a final restriction.
Profile and sections
The finest cave near the capital. The main line runs through a large decorated room with brilliant white walls to a restriction, and behind it through breakdown into a large back room that chokes at -43 m at a final restriction. A sharp halocline lies around -10 m.
The owner has filled a former second exit with rocks: there is only one way out.
- Depth and profile
- Halocline about -10 m; most dives -12 to -34 m; deepest point a final restriction at -43 m · 1,100 m surveyed (DRSS)
- Configuration
- Backmount or sidemount; one restriction halfway.
- Gas
- Trimix from 40 m (131 ft)
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR
- Goes down to 43 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
Private land a few minutes from Las Américas airport; a metal spiral staircase in the sinkhole to the water. Fee to the owner plus porters (about 700 DOP in 2013); through the cave centres about 350 USD.
Around Cueva Taína
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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