El Rincon - Acapulco

★★★★☆ (782)

Due to its sheltered location, “El Rincón” is an ideal place for snorkelling, divers for shallow dives and for beginners and various diving specialty courses. The shallow diving depth of up to 12m has plenty of space for a variety of marine flora and fauna. The main attraction are the artificial reefs.

You can discover here: butterflies, angels, flutes, trumpets and surgeon fish, seahorses, nudibranchs, moray eels and rays, and on the flora there are sponges and corals.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

108 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
9
A
9
M
11
J
0
J
23
A
15
S
4
O
8
N
15
D
8

Green Turtle

46 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
5
M
0
J
4
J
13
A
11
S
0
O
0
N
9
D
4

Eagle Ray

38 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
0
A
6
M
0
J
0
J
15
A
8
S
0
O
0
N
5
D
0

Wrasse

26 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
4
A
0
M
7
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
0
O
0
N
6
D
5

Octopus

19 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
7
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
3
D
0

Pufferfish

121 Sightings
J
0
F
7
M
10
A
13
M
14
J
0
J
28
A
12
S
7
O
8
N
13
D
9

Porcupinefish

118 Sightings
J
3
F
4
M
10
A
3
M
16
J
5
J
33
A
11
S
4
O
13
N
9
D
7

Butterfly Fish

111 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
7
A
8
M
13
J
0
J
31
A
10
S
5
O
15
N
14
D
4

Damselfish

99 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
12
A
9
M
12
J
4
J
29
A
6
S
0
O
10
N
9
D
8

Angelfish

88 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
12
A
4
M
8
J
0
J
22
A
9
S
7
O
6
N
13
D
7

Boxfish

86 Sightings
J
3
F
4
M
5
A
5
M
13
J
4
J
22
A
8
S
3
O
6
N
9
D
4

Surgeonfish

70 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
5
A
4
M
8
J
3
J
19
A
4
S
4
O
11
N
8
D
4

Goatfish

56 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
5
A
3
M
4
J
5
J
17
A
0
S
0
O
14
N
4
D
4

Parrotfish

54 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
5
A
5
M
8
J
0
J
14
A
9
S
4
O
0
N
4
D
5

Trumpetfish

48 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
5
M
6
J
0
J
16
A
5
S
3
O
7
N
6
D
0

Sweetlips and Grunts

43 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
10
A
0
M
5
J
5
J
9
A
5
S
0
O
5
N
0
D
4

Scorpionfish

40 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
3
M
9
J
0
J
13
A
4
S
0
O
0
N
7
D
4

Soldierfish

21 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
5
A
3
M
5
J
0
J
8
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Common Seahorse

20 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
6
M
6
J
0
J
8
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Snapper

16 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
9
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
3
D
0

Stingrays

15 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
4
M
8
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Triggerfish

12 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
0
O
0
N
4
D
0

Garfish

12 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
4
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
8
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Snake Eel

11 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
3
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
4
D
0

Nudibranch

11 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
3
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
4

Sand Eel

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

Stonefish

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