© ChrisDiving, Dive Center Costa Rica, 50304 Playa Potrero
Catalinas Island, Clásico
★★★★☆
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11 km west of Potrero and Flamingo is the famous site of Clasico. This dive is done on the western side of the islands, from the south towards the north. There are successive ripraps. Several ways to dive possible, depending on certification level. From 10m to more than 30m.
We are lucky to find there: white tip sharks, schools of various fish, moray eels, octopus, stingrays, eagle rays, mobula, manta, groupers, turtles...
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
286 Sightings
J
37
F
28
M
25
A
19
M
13
J
9
J
29
A
31
S
16
O
13
N
32
D
34
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
149 Sightings
J
30
F
0
M
18
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
15
A
14
S
14
O
6
N
21
D
31
iStock/Divepic
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
143 Sightings
J
34
F
26
M
40
A
14
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
14
D
10
Alamy/National Geographic Image Collection
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
120 Sightings
J
20
F
10
M
14
A
0
M
0
J
7
J
13
A
15
S
5
O
0
N
19
D
17
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
76 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
8
J
14
A
12
S
5
O
7
N
12
D
18
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
30 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
8
S
0
O
0
N
10
D
12
iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
352 Sightings
J
46
F
29
M
37
A
16
M
18
J
10
J
24
A
30
S
23
O
18
N
41
D
60
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
187 Sightings
J
23
F
19
M
23
A
17
M
10
J
9
J
10
A
13
S
12
O
12
N
22
D
17
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
167 Sightings
J
14
F
14
M
15
A
0
M
9
J
0
J
19
A
29
S
21
O
9
N
22
D
15
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
141 Sightings
J
13
F
16
M
14
A
11
M
0
J
0
J
18
A
25
S
17
O
5
N
22
D
0
