David Mayor
Cave SpecialistRecognized underground cave explorer and cartographer based in Playa del Carmen. David specializes in cenote diving and teaching, with extensive knowledge of the Yucatán's cave systems.
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Mayor is a cave explorer and cartographer based in Playa del Carmen, specialising in cenote diving and teaching with a detailed working knowledge of the Yucatán systems. He is named on ScubaBoard as a cave instructor to approach in Mexico, in a thread about UTD and sidemount, and the exchange there records something useful in passing: he teaches in French as well, which is rare in the region and is exactly the kind of detail a French-speaking diver would otherwise have to find by asking around. Reviewers describe him as patient and easy-going and single out the guiding as much as the instruction — somebody who shows divers what a cenote system actually is rather than leading them along a line. Few students have written about him publicly — his survey and cartography work produces maps rather than student accounts — so ask him for references.
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