Dominican Republic
Hoyo Azul (Boca de Yuma)
- Max depth30 m (98 ft)
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ 24–26 °C (75–79 °F)estimated, no reports yet
- SpecialSidemount
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The dive
This is not the tourist Hoyo Azul of Scape Park near Cap Cana, but a huge sinkhole near Boca de Yuma. Underwater you start in a cavern with a Swiss-cheese ceiling at -5 m.
Profile and sections
This is not the tourist Hoyo Azul of Scape Park near Cap Cana, but a huge sinkhole near Boca de Yuma. Underwater you start in a cavern with a Swiss-cheese ceiling at -5 m. Then a horizontal fissure leads through an opaque hydrogen sulphide layer into a cylindrical room that bottoms at -30 m and connects to Toro 2. The DRSS calls it an advanced sidemount dive and promises a zero-visibility exit on every dive.
- Depth and profile
- Shallow entry pool; vertical room from -4 to -30 m; halocline about -5 m; H₂S layer from about -15 m
- Configuration
- Sidemount only: a horizontal fissure through the hydrogen sulphide layer.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Sidemount
- Goes down to 30 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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
2 to 3 km past the turnoff to Cueva de Berna, park at the first bend, 15 minutes' walk and a 5-minute slippery climb down. A favourite swimming spot of the local youth. Only on request through the cave centres.
Around Hoyo Azul (Boca de Yuma)
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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