El Faro

★★★★★ (1,038)

The dive at El Faro allows you to enjoy the remains of what was the second most important port of all the Canary Islands. This site is immersed in a rich and varied ecosystem with many species characteristic of this area.

Banks of barracuda, bogas, longorones, elasmobranchs (sharks and rays), frogfish, seahorses, and much more.

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

109 Sightings
J
11
F
7
M
6
A
8
M
0
J
3
J
11
A
21
S
8
O
11
N
10
D
13

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

27 Sightings
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0
F
0
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0
A
7
M
0
J
3
J
0
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
7

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

Total number of species approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

19 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
M
0
J
3
J
0
A
10
S
6
O
0
N
0
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 25

Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray

9 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
6

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

Total number of species approx.: 26

Angel Shark

Angel Shark

123 Sightings
J
13
F
8
M
7
A
14
M
0
J
5
J
12
A
14
S
0
O
9
N
16
D
25

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Total number of species approx.: 3

Trumpetfish

Trumpetfish

62 Sightings
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0
F
6
M
0
A
7
M
0
J
0
J
9
A
13
S
0
O
6
N
10
D
11

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.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

43 Sightings
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6
F
0
M
0
A
6
M
0
J
3
J
0
A
8
S
5
O
6
N
9
D
0
Common Seahorse

Common Seahorse

34 Sightings
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0
F
6
M
0
A
11
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
9
S
0
O
0
N
8
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 120

Flounder

Flounder

22 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
6
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
6
D
0

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

22 Sightings
J
7
F
3
M
0
A
6
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
6
D
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

19 Sightings
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0
F
3
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
9
S
0
O
0
N
7
D
0

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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0
F
3
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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

9 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
9
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
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

8 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
8
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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