Text by Mary L. Peachin with photos by Pedro C. Fernandez and Dave Jaskey
Vol. 10 No. 7
“More than two hundred divers have died here.” Our flashlights scanned a sign of a skull and cross bone emblazoned with the word “peligro” or danger. The chill of the 78˚ water and the message gave me the shivers. I knew that our lives were in the hands of Pedro C. Fernandez, an experienced certified cave diver. We would not stray from his lead.