Sorry about that. I was just trying to find out if anyone has ever dived Lake Tequesquitengo in the state of Morelos Mexico. When you are on the lake, you can see the steeple of a church which is supposed to be 60’ tall.
As history has it, the original town was built on a spring. About 100 years ago, someone was digging a pool and hit water, and the whole town sank. Now there are resorts all around the lake that pump their crap into the water, so it is a little dirty. All of the spa sites talk about scuba, but no one does it. They all recommend if you want to dive you go to the hot springs near Jojutla (The wife’s Grandparents live here. Pictures at
http://aok3.com/Mexico_Trip_June_2005_2.htm ) They can fill tanks at the springs, but will not let you use their tanks, no exceptions.
Swiss Divers in Acapulco and octpumexico.com both said they would deliver tanks for my wife and me.
Email:
Tue, 31 May 2005 05:25:24 +0000
hi aaron:
this is marlene from octopusmexico.com.
We can provide you the 18 tanks, just tell us the time.
Iguess you guys want to dive in tequesquitengo. To dive in tequesquitengo you need a special permission. There are no scuba stores nearby. We need to know if you have any kind of certification.
The special permission she is talking about is from the harbor master. I have been told that there have been diving fatalities on the site by locals, but have not been able to confirm this. The best English description I have found of the lake can be found below.
http://www.buceobuceta.com.mx/derecha.htm
Not far from Las Estacas, in the same state, is Lake Tequesquitengo, where a favorite pastime of divers is exploring the submerged colonial town that was covered by the lake many decades ago. Still visible are the remains of a 17th-century church, whose steeple lies about 10 feet below the surface. There are also underwater houses, aqueduct arches and even a cemetery. Lake depth is about 60 feet, but visibility is somewhat limited (three to 10 feet).
I thought it was a well know dive site, but I have not been able to find much information about it.
Thanks,
Aaron