El Chuncho

★★★★☆ (709)

Just 5 minutes by boat from Pucusana or 20 minutes from Santa Maria, is the most famous diving spot in Lima, where most of the divers in the region learn to dive. It is a sufficiently protected bay so that the diving conditions are almost always optimal.

With an average depth of 10m, this dive site hides underwater an incredible kelp forest, home to many species of fish, crabs, anemones, among others.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 300

Octopus

24 Sightings
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Total number of species: 200

Moray Eel

13 Sightings
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Total number of species: 7000

Crab

110 Sightings
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Total number of species: 120

Flounder

66 Sightings
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Total number of species: 130

Butterfly Fish

34 Sightings
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Total number of species: 350

Damselfish

30 Sightings
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Total number of species: 250

Scorpionfish

29 Sightings
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Total number of species: 50

Frogfish

21 Sightings
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Total number of species: 9

Fur Seal

17 Sightings
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Total number of species: 20

Porcupinefish

14 Sightings
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Total number of species: 3000

Nudibranch

14 Sightings
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Total number of species: 125

Gurnards

11 Sightings
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Total number of species: 100

Parrotfish

7 Sightings
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7
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Total number of species: 80

Stingrays

6 Sightings
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Total number of species: 80

Mullet

6 Sightings
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