Charco Natural

★★★★★ (171)

Like all dive sites in the north of the island, Charco natural is characterized by its lava landscape. Caves, breakthroughs and a seemingly endless lava field can be explored here.

Rays can be seen here almost all year round. Angel sharks rather in the winter months. Barracudas, moray eels and octopus can be found here all year round.

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 approx.: 27

Barracuda

Barracuda

29 Sightings
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4
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4
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5
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9
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3

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

9 Sightings
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2
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6
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Total number of species approx.: 25

Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray

4 Sightings
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2
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 600

Wrasse

Wrasse

2 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

34 Sightings
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2
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5
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2
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2
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5
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7
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3

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Total number of species approx.: 26

Angel Shark

Angel Shark

25 Sightings
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6
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2
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2
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3
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7
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3

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 60

Electric Ray

Electric Ray

13 Sightings
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1
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2
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3
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3
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3400

Shrimp

Shrimp

11 Sightings
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1
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4
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4
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

8 Sightings
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1
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1
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4
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2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 250

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

6 Sightings
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1
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0
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3
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2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 250

Scorpionfish

Scorpionfish

5 Sightings
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2
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0
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2
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 250

Skate Fish

Skate Fish

4 Sightings
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2
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2
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 120

Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish

4 Sightings
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1
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0
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3
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Total number of species approx.: 120

Flounder

Flounder

3 Sightings
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2
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Total number of species approx.: 40

Jackfish

Jackfish

2 Sightings
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2
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 350

Damselfish

Damselfish

2 Sightings
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1
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1
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0
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0
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Pufferfish

Pufferfish

2 Sightings
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1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0

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Total number of species approx.: 3

Trumpetfish

Trumpetfish

2 Sightings
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2
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0
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 7000

Crab

Crab

2 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
John Dory

John Dory

2 Sightings
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