Tamaulipas
Nacimiento del Río Frío (Gómez Farías)
Info · exploration
Expeditions only: no dive centre on site; according to Nitrox (IANTD) divers are guarded by state police because of insecurity, and all gear comes from Mexico City.
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialRopework
Diving and fills
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The dive
The blind cave catfish Prietella phreatophila lives in this spring.
Profile and sections
The blind cave catfish Prietella phreatophila lives in this spring. In March 2026 Osama Gobara's team got further than earlier divers, found an air chamber at the end of the first sump and caught a second specimen of the catfish for study. According to POSTA there had been no serious exploration since 1997.
Practical: information only; an expedition site with no dive centre.
- Depth and profile
- Depth and length not published; an air chamber lies at the end of the first sump.
- Configuration
- All gear goes down 50 m of rope: light expedition configuration (estimate).
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Sidemount / CCR
- Configuration unknown — research beforehand
- Ropework (SRT) needed
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
In the municipality of Gómez Farías: a hike through the Sierra de Guatemala, then a 50 m vertical descent to the water (POSTA).
Around Nacimiento del Río Frío (Gómez Farías)
FillsNo fill station known nearby
News
Access and rules change: check what applies locally right before your trip. Source: GDELT Project and the news feeds of diving magazines. Search for more news ↗ Searched automatically, last on 11 Nov 2026.
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