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Guacamaya Island
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Guacamaya is north of Flamingo and Potrero along the coast. Normally less than 20 minutes. It is an island that allows all levels, the depth being 5m deep in the East and almost 30m in the West. This small island is always full of fish. You can also practice snorkeling when the conditions allow it.
You will meet a multitude of different fish and schools of them. Different rays, sharks and turtle. It’s a very nice dive area.
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.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
36 Sightings
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6
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4
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2
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1
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4
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3
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2
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2
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0
O
3
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2
D
7
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
14 Sightings
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4
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3
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0
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2
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1
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0
A
1
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0
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0
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0
D
3
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
12 Sightings
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0
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0
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3
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0
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2
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0
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1
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2
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0
O
2
N
2
D
0
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
11 Sightings
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
J
1
J
1
A
1
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1
O
0
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2
D
3
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
7 Sightings
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0
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2
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0
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0
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2
J
1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
iStock-crisod
Reef Manta Ray
5 Sightings
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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1
A
1
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0
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1
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0
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0
Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
4 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
A
1
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0
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1
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1
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0
iStock/Divepic
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
3 Sightings
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3
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0
M
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
43 Sightings
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3
F
2
M
2
A
5
M
7
J
4
J
5
A
1
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0
O
2
N
2
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
27 Sightings
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3
F
2
M
2
A
0
M
3
J
3
J
1
A
1
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0
O
3
N
3
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6
