Guadalajara

Guadalajara is located in the state of Jalisco in the center of Mexico. Guadalajara International Airport is located here. The area has a large amount of dive centers that offer diving at different sites around Mexico. There are some very good areas for scuba diving around Manzanillo, Puerto Vallarta, which have depths and conditions suitable for every diver's ability. Manzanillo has lots of dive sites including caves, walls, reefs, canyons and wrecks all featuring huge variety of marine life and colorful coral formations. The area is volcanic in origin and divers are treated to underwater fissures, cracks, crevices and archways that they can swim through. There are also plenty of tunnels and sea mounds with visible lava flows. Among interesting sites are Los Frailes, Elephant Rock, San Luciano Shipwreck and Los Carrizales. The best dive sites are located along the southern shores of the Banderas Bay within Puerto Vallarta's Underwater Reserve and include Los Arcos, Mismaloya, Caletas, Majahuitas, Punta Mismaloya, Marietas Islands, llos Anegados and El Morro. Many sites feature drop offs, shallow reefs, sloppy bottoms, shallow coves, pinnacles, volcanic rock formations, drift diving and cave diving.