Are underwater museums becoming a new trend?
Cancun opened its first underwater museum in 2010, the Museo Subacuatico de Arte, known as MUSA, and now the resort destination is developing a new underwater attraction.
The development was announced by Ferrat Mancera, president of the Nautical Associates of Cancun, in February and development is now underway, according to a report in Riviera Maya News.
The environmental aspects of El Meco Underwater Museum are being led by oceanologist Pablo Pantoja, and "meets the requirements set by the authorities regarding the type of material," according to Mancera.
The museum will be made up of three areas. The first is a Mayan city with replicas of ruins approved by the National Institute of Anthropology and History.
Another part of the museum will be made up of sculptures, including 90 molds of angels, and the third part will include a submarine snake constructed by a company based in Monterrey, Mexico.
This will be Cancun's second underwater museum. El Meco was, at one point, discussed as an extension of MUSA but is now underway as a separate project, according to Mancera.
As Cancun creates its second underwater museum, the U.S. just opened its first. The Underwater Museum of Art, which is located off the coast of northwest Florida officially opened to the public with art under the sea.
Those headed to Grayton Beach State Park in South Walton, Florida, may want to add it to their list.
There are seven prominent structures, including a skull by Vince Tatum and an octopus by Allison Wickey, who created the museum.
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