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Francesco Spina (franco)
Franco was born in Milano, Italy. He later moved to Caracas, Venezuela,
then to Toronto and Vancouver, Canada, also traveling everywhere in between.
Franco has experienced many parts of the world, but since his first dive in
the Yucatan Peninsula, he was instantly hypnotized by the beauty and
tranquility of the cenotes, unique to this part of the world. The
presence of these wonderful caves below, and the never ending sunshine
above, made Playa del Carmen the ideal spot for Franco to call home. Franco
moved to Playa del Carmen in October 2000.
He has been diving since 1992 and is IANTD and NSS-CDS cave certified.
Franco is a cave guide (APSA Credential) and PADI and SSI Instructor.
If you have any questions regarding the cenotes/caves/cavers, please e-mail
him directly at
info@divingplayadelcarmen.com Languages: Italian English Spanish |
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Claire Claire came to
playa del carmen 3 years ago. Like many of us she fell in love with
playa.
Qualifications: Master Scuba Diver Trainer, PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor and cave guide.
(they also have APSA Credential) Specialties: Nitrox, Wreck Diving,
Deep Diving, Night Diving, and Reef Ecology. Languages: French
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Barbara & Alberto Between
them they have over 20 yrs experience. The moved here from Italy and have
opened their own dive shop in Playa del Carmen.
Qualifications: Master Scuba Diver Trainer, PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor and cave guide.
(they also have APSA Credential) Specialties: Nitrox, Wreck Diving,
Deep Diving, Night Diving, and Reef Ecology. Languages: Italian
English Spanish |
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Luis F. "Pichicuas" Martinez
Luis was born in Mexico. He studied Hotel Management, after graduating he
worked as a manager in the food and beverage industry in Cancun. This is
were he was introduced to scuba diving. Seven years later he finds himself
working at Sealife Divers. Prior to working with Sealife Divers Luis worked
in the diving industry in The Red Sea, Europe and The Gulf of Mexico.
Qualifications: PADI and SSI Open Water Scuba Instructor, TDI instructor
IANTD Instructor and cave guide. Specialties: Nitrox, Wreck Diving,
Deep Diving, Night Diving, and Reef Ecology. Languages: Italian
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Scott Carnahan (Scotty)
In and around the facility Scott is organizing and planning
logistics for store operations, courses and training needs. Teaching courses
from blender to decompression procedures and guiding or diving caverns,
caves, and the plentiful ocean all around southern Mexico when not in the
store. Participating in expeditions and exploration projects consumes his
time in the middle. For more information about Scott (click
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Andreas Matthes (Matt)
When not teaching Cave Courses, Trimix Courses, or any number of
technical and specialty courses you will find Matt here in the facility. You
can always find him at one of the regular in store presentations, organized
to further interest and involve the diving community in what is going on in
training, equipment, and diving sciences. Wrecks, reefs, and caves or DPV's,
rebreathers and gas mixing, Matt is the Director of diver education here at
the Training Facility. Languages: German, English, Spanish and some Arabic,
French, Swahili and Thai. For more information about Matt (clickhere) |
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Daniela Brugnoli
Hi! I'm Dany... In June 1998 I was traveling through Mexico for vacation
and when I arrived in Playa del Carmen I thought "this is what I was looking
for..." Diving in this wonderful blue sea and floating through caverns full
of crystal clear water made me decide to move from Italy and start a new
life here with my husband Marco and my dog Aldo. I did my Rescue and
Divemarster courses with Sealife and now... I'm trying to teach scuba diving
to Aldo (with me in this picture).Languages: Italian English Spanish |
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Moises Nava
Moises is a great new addition to the Training Facility Team. He is
responsible for guiding and training divers to many levels of advanced
diving along with being here in the facility helping out customers with
about everything. Originally from the Mexico City. For more information
about Moises (click here) |
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Imanol Zubizarreta
Videographer
Hello! I'm Imanol Zubizarreta. I was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Ten
years ago decided to leave the country and give it a try in Mexico. For the
past 9 years, I worked as a Film and Video Editor for various production
companies and TV stations, not only in Mexico but also Brazil, Argentina and
Chile. Two years ago decided I'd had enough of travel and production stress
and became a Open Water Scuba Instructor in Roatan, Honduras.
About a year ago I had the experience of diving in the Cenotes and fell
in love with it. I became a cave diver and spend most of my time in caves
now, making videos to preserve the memory of the unforgettable experience of
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Lola "Lolita"
Our newest member at Sealife Divers loves to take her siestas in the
afternoon in the back of the store. This is due to the fact that she spends
the day running around with divers and digging a hole that will take her to
the other side of the world.
Languages:
- Spanglish (Spanish and English mixed)
- A few words in Italian
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