El Puertito

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El Puertito

★★★★★ (57)

Very unknown place, just accessible with a 4x4. Both sides of the beach lead into the typical lava landscape, impressing at any depth. A very special adventure.

Lots of sardines, Parrotfishes, Trumpetfishes, Pufferfishes, Rays - you can spot anything that lives in the Atlantic at this site.

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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

Punkfish Diving La Palma, Veronika Sievers

Punkfish Diving La Palma, Veronika Sievers

Calle Jose Torres Hernandez 1, 38714 Fuencaliente de La Palma, IC - Spain
Blue Magma Diving, La Palma

Blue Magma Diving, La Palma

Puerto Deportivo Tazacorte, Nave 3, 38779 Tazacorte, IC - Spain

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