La Depuradora

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It is a wall dive with a sandy bottom. The maximum depth is 24 meters. It is accessed from the coast. The south side is a wall where sponges and anemones are usually seen. The north side is an area with many algae where nudibranchs and seahorses hide.

In the algae and rocks area, you can usually see nudibranchs and if you are lucky, seahorses. Moray eels, scorpionfish, starfish and sponges are usually seen year-round.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 300

Octopus

307 Sightings
J
3
F
1
M
4
A
12
M
10
J
36
J
57
A
101
S
42
O
36
N
5
D
0

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Total number of species: 200

Moray Eel

220 Sightings
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0
F
0
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0
A
6
M
0
J
22
J
46
A
77
S
31
O
34
N
4
D
0

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Total number of species: 3000

Nudibranch

250 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
6
J
41
J
45
A
79
S
35
O
38
N
3
D
0

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Total number of species: 55

Lobster

228 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
8
M
7
J
35
J
47
A
61
S
30
O
35
N
3
D
2

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Total number of species: 250

Grouper/Basslets

172 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
17
J
27
A
69
S
28
O
27
N
4
D
0

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Total number of species: 3400

Shrimp

140 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
13
J
21
A
56
S
31
O
16
N
3
D
0

Common Seahorse

139 Sightings
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0
F
3
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
28
J
18
A
52
S
19
O
14
N
5
D
0

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Total number of species: 60

Spiny Lobster

125 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
17
J
25
A
56
S
24
O
0
N
3
D
0

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Total number of species: 250

Scorpionfish

112 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
0
J
20
J
17
A
41
S
20
O
12
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 7000

Crab

108 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
10
J
17
A
38
S
21
O
18
N
4
D
0

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Total number of species: 190

Conger Eel

84 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
18
A
22
S
24
O
20
N
0
D
0

Spiny Seahorse

25 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
14
S
11
O
0
N
0
D
0

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