Urban Reef (Arricife Urbano); by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres
Submerged during the second expansion of MUSA in 2011, there are two statues in the Urban Reef collection. Located in the section called...
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Tracy Gunn
- Aug 2, 2022
- 2 min
Time Bombs, fuse and mine (Bomba de Tiempo, mecha y mina); by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres
In a part of MUSA, which is locally known as "Casitas", within the Manchones National Park off the coast of Isla Mujeres, divers will...
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Tracy Gunn
- Jul 29, 2022
- 2 min
Biomap (Biomapa); by Rodrigo Quiñones Reyes, in Isla Mujeres
This collection of sculptures lies within MUSA, in the Manchones National Park just off the coast of Isla Mujeres. At first glance, these...
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Tracy Gunn
- Jul 29, 2022
- 2 min
Seascape; by Karen Salinas Martinez, in Isla Mujeres
At the start of the MUSA circuit in the Manchones Gallery is a beautiful, detailed ring large enough for divers to swim through. This...
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Tracy Gunn
- Jul 23, 2022
- 2 min
The "Other Volkswagon"; by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres
So we know about Anthropocene, and its forlorn child curled up on the bonnet of the Volkswagon, but why do we know nothing about the...
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Tracy Gunn
- Jul 23, 2022
- 5 min
The Cross of the Bay (La Cruz de la BahÃa) in Isla Mujeres
Cross of the Bay A few meters to the South of Manchones reef lies a cross that cares for and protects the men who go to sea daily for...
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Tracy Gunn
- Jul 10, 2022
- 1 min
Anthropocene; by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres
While diving in the Manchones National Park near Isla Mujeres, divers will see the sad image of a small child curled up alone on the...
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Tracy Gunn
- Jul 10, 2022
- 2 min
The Man on Fire (Hombre en Llamas); by Jason de Caire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres
Standing alone in the middle of the Manchones National Park, a lone statue looks defiantly ahead. This solitary and imposing figure is...
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Tracy Gunn
- Jul 4, 2022
- 3 min
Bacab; by Salvador Quiroz Ennis, in Isla Mujeres
Just off the island of Isla Mujeres, as part of MUSA and inside the Manchones National Park, lies a statue by Salvador Quiroz Ennis....
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Tracy Gunn
- Jul 4, 2022
- 3 min
The Dream Catcher (El Coleccionista De Sueños); by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres
Within the Manchones National Park, in the dive site locally known as Manchones 1, you can come across some more of the impressive...
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Tracy Gunn
- Jul 4, 2022
- 2 min
The Bankers (Los Banqueros); by Jason deCaire Taylor, in Isla Mujeres
In the Manchones Gallery of MUSA, Isla Mujeres, divers and snorkelers alike are greeted by six men with their backsides poking up in the...
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Tracy Gunn
- Jun 26, 2022
- 5 min
The Silent Evolution (Evolución Silenciosa) In Musa, Isla Mujeres
If you have been diving or snorkelling in Isla Mujeres since 2010, there is a good chance you have seen a massive group of statues...
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Tracy Gunn
- Jun 26, 2022
- 10 min
MUSA - Isla Mujeres
In 2005 Hurricane Wilma wreaked havoc upon Isla Mujeres and her reefs. Much of her coral was damaged, and talk was to shut down the...
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