ARC Sebastian de Belalcazar shipwreck

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© Ankla Azul, 276038 Bahia Solano-Choco
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© Ankla Azul, 276038 Bahia Solano-Choco
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ARC Sebastian de Belalcazar shipwreck

★★★★★ (86)

The ARC Sebastián de Belalcázar is a 68-meter WWII veteran warship sunk in 2004 as an artificial reef in Bahía Solano. Resting on a sandy bed at 40m, this historic wreck offers multiple penetration points for advanced divers, including the engine room and an onboard prison. An iconic Pacific dive.

A thriving sanctuary for jacks, snappers, and massive groupers. The hull is encrusted with corals and algae, often accompanied by the haunting calls of migrating humpback whales.

Dive Activity

Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

Ankla Azul

Carrera 2, Main town, 276038 Bahia Solano-Choco, Colombia

Dive Sites Nearby

Felipe G. (#3190478)

Malpelo (★4.7)

Malpelo is an oceanic island located in the Pacific Ocean area that belongs to the Republic of Colombia. It is part of the department of Valle del Cauca, belonging to the jurisdiction of the special district of Buenaventura. Only accessible with special permission and by Liveaboard.
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Complejo Aquatico Medellin (★4.8)

Medellin's aquatic complex is the largest and best infrastructure in Colombia for the practice of aquatic and underwater activities. National and international competitions are continuously held in this magnificent scenario.
Isla Fuerte Ecolodge & Diving Center – Narval, 130027 Cartagena de indias, Bolívar

Piscina Olimpica U.N. Medellin (★4.8)

The Olympic Pool of the National University of Medellin, has become a center of training, formation and competition for aquatic and underwater activities.
Ankla Azul, 276038 Bahia Solano-Choco

El Bajo (★4.8)

El Bajo Diving Site, 25 min from Bahia Solano port, the dive site has 4 main rounded rock, and 3 large rock, the depth range around the 4 rounded rocks from 8M to 10m, the depth in the 3 large rocks, from 12M to 18M as Max depth of the dive site.
Isla Fuerte Ecolodge & Diving Center – Narval, 130027 Cartagena de indias, Bolívar

Bajo Caldas (★4.3)

Located 22 kilometers south of Isla Fuerte, this one square kilometer platform reef provides divers of all levels with dives full of life, with healthy corals and pelagic fish that visit frequently.
Isla Fuerte Ecolodge & Diving Center – Narval, 130027 Cartagena de indias, Bolívar

El Planchón (★4.7)

Depth: 10 meters, 30 feet. The wreck is 30 meters long, 12 meters deep and protrudes 2 meters from the bottom. Its structure has been colonized by countless organisms and its interior serves as a refuge for fish and sharks.
Isla Fuerte Ecolodge & Diving Center – Narval, 130027 Cartagena de indias, Bolívar

Bajo Mariajo (★4.6)

Depth 5 to 11 meters (15 to 335 feet). Small coral structure located no more than two minutes of navigation in a coastal zone free of swells and currents, it is ideal for skills dives such as perfect buoyancy and Open Water certification courses.
Isla Fuerte Ecolodge & Diving Center – Narval, 130027 Cartagena de indias, Bolívar

Bajo de los Pargos (★4.6)

Located on the western edge of the island shelf, this dive site, with depths from 50 feet (15 meters) to 80 feet (24 meters), offers wonderful dives for divers of all experience levels.Shoals of shy snappers, which eventually come out of hiding, give this site its name.
Isla Fuerte Ecolodge & Diving Center – Narval, 130027 Cartagena de indias, Bolívar

Bajo Alicia (★4.7)

Depth from 11 to 60 feet (5 to 18 meters) Small reef ridge dominated by branching elkhorn corals. Due to its year-round calm conditions, Bajo Alicia is ideal for all levels of scuba and freediving certifications. Here we can see the annual coral expansion.
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Burbujas (★4.7)

Depth 18 to 30 meters (60 to 100 feet) Located 10 kilometers northeast of Isla Fuerte Burbujas is the first of the three far shelf reefs we dive. It is an underwater mud volcano that rises from 120 meters depth reaching with its small crater up to 18 meters.
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Canal del Inglés (★4.7)

Depth: 7 to 21m. A journey through channels of stellate coral (montastrea) and calcareous sand floors. From the reef crest to the slope, where we will find large coral rocks populated by black corals and sponges.
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Arrecife Norte (★4.7)

This dive site is located at the northern end of the reef platform that makes up Isla Fuerte. Its shallowest part is at 8 meters deep, going to 15 meters on a vertical wall, after which it descends between coral mounds to a maximum depth of 24 meters.
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La Corniza (★4.5)

The reef platform of the northern sector of the island descends in a wall that goes from 8 to 21 meters deep. On the way down, the reef forms coral ledges with limestone sandy bottoms, where nurse sharks are frequently found.
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Esquina Norte (★5.0)

At this site the reef platform changes direction at a narrow angle making it the most northern vertex of the reef, from 8 to 22 meters deep the large massive coral formations create a channel trajectory in which different species accompany us.
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MagiColor (★4.8)

One of the most beautiful places in the area is a small reef in the middle of a large portion of area, which makes the fauna is concentrated in the sector.
Aqualung

El Laberinto (★4.4)

Ideal place for diving for beginners, it has an area of 5 to 6 meters deep and allows you to advance to a 16 meters deep cliff that has a white sand floor, good visibility.
Centro de Buceo Rincon del Mar, 707010 Rincon (San Onofre), Sucre

Canto del Mero (★4.8)

It is located on a coral reef ledge, it is a ledge in the reef that connects with the Mangle Island, so it presents a beautiful landscape that leads to deeper waters, its corals form imposing structures.
Aqualung

Pico del Náufrago (★4.8)

Beautiful place with a ridge that reaches 20 meters deep, the upper part is 7 meters deep, with lots of corals, sponges and fish.
Centro de Buceo Rincon del Mar, 707010 Rincon (San Onofre), Sucre

Palomo (★4.8)

Beautiful place in the area, ideal for beginners, it has sandy areas with reef around, both for certified divers and for use as a training area in confined waters.
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El Jardín (★4.6)

Excellent place for all types of divers, including try scuba, it is located on the edge of the reef, so the tour can be done at 5 meters deep at the mark, or you can move a little to depths of about 14 meters.
Centro de Buceo Rincon del Mar, 707010 Rincon (San Onofre), Sucre

Canto del Bajito (★4.8)

Wall of the place called the Bajito, generally medium visibility, the wall has several types of corals and sponges, the most interesting, at the base of the cliff, are a set of cup corals (known in the area as cupons) together where the largest exceeds 2 meters in height.
Aqualung

SalaCuna (★4.8)

Beautiful portion of land with coral formations that approaches the surface at 8 meters deep, the ends of the place reach up to 22 meters deep, one side has a beautiful cliff with lettuce corals, the rest of the place has a gentle slope.
Aqualung

La Puntica no + (★4.7)

It is located at the tip of the coral reef, it is the last portion of coral that connects with the Mangle Island, so it presents a beautiful landscape that leads to deeper waters, its corals form beautiful structures.
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La Pastelería (★3.9)

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Manto de Ela (★4.9)

Beautiful place with a coral formation that presents contrasts, the highest part of the reef is at 18 meters deep with drop-offs and walls, or cliffs at 30 meters deep and some small deep sandy areas.