La Machaca (27)

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La Machaca is a wreck, a 30 meter swim from the pier of Captain Don’s Habitat’s covered reef, so you need permission to dive there. The wreck is located at a depth of 14 meters, if you follow the rope you will come across a second wreck, tugboat Hesper.

You’ll see typical Caribbean life like nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, stingrays, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrotfish.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

97 Sightings
J
6
F
8
M
3
A
4
M
7
J
8
J
11
A
7
S
21
O
15
N
7
D
0

Wrasse

40 Sightings
J
0
F
8
M
0
A
0
M
7
J
4
J
0
A
2
S
13
O
6
N
0
D
0

Barracuda

25 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
2
S
9
O
8
N
0
D
3

Green Turtle

14 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
4
O
6
N
0
D
0

Octopus

7 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
2
S
0
O
0
N
4
D
0

Tarpon

119 Sightings
J
4
F
13
M
5
A
5
M
9
J
9
J
21
A
4
S
23
O
8
N
11
D
7

Parrotfish

112 Sightings
J
2
F
14
M
0
A
6
M
7
J
10
J
28
A
6
S
23
O
9
N
4
D
3

Trumpetfish

84 Sightings
J
4
F
6
M
2
A
3
M
6
J
11
J
22
A
3
S
15
O
12
N
0
D
0

Angelfish

77 Sightings
J
3
F
8
M
0
A
5
M
7
J
6
J
20
A
5
S
16
O
7
N
0
D
0

Butterfly Fish

53 Sightings
J
3
F
6
M
0
A
3
M
3
J
7
J
20
A
0
S
11
O
0
N
0
D
0

Surgeonfish

51 Sightings
J
2
F
7
M
2
A
0
M
5
J
5
J
14
A
0
S
10
O
6
N
0
D
0

Damselfish

48 Sightings
J
1
F
6
M
0
A
3
M
8
J
5
J
14
A
0
S
11
O
0
N
0
D
0

Lionfish

45 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
9
J
0
A
0
S
8
O
12
N
7
D
0

Goatfish

35 Sightings
J
1
F
6
M
0
A
0
M
6
J
0
J
9
A
0
S
13
O
0
N
0
D
0

Pufferfish

34 Sightings
J
1
F
5
M
0
A
2
M
3
J
0
J
12
A
2
S
9
O
0
N
0
D
0

Triggerfish

33 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
4
J
13
A
0
S
10
O
0
N
0
D
3

Boxfish

31 Sightings
J
1
F
6
M
2
A
0
M
6
J
5
J
0
A
2
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
4

Snapper

24 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
3
M
0
J
4
J
0
A
0
S
9
O
6
N
0
D
0

Porcupinefish

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

Jackfish

23 Sightings
J
3
F
5
M
0
A
2
M
6
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
7
O
0
N
0
D
0

Soldierfish

23 Sightings
J
1
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
6
J
0
A
0
S
8
O
0
N
0
D
0

Squirrelfish

23 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
5
J
7
A
0
S
9
O
0
N
0
D
0

Sweetlips and Grunts

22 Sightings
J
1
F
6
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
11
O
0
N
0
D
0

Flounder

21 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
4
O
6
N
4
D
3

Pipefish

13 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
11
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Snake Eel

13 Sightings
J
2
F
6
M
2
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Scorpionfish

11 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
7
O
0
N
0
D
0

Garfish

11 Sightings
J
0
F
7
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Spiny Lobster

11 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
7
N
4
D
0

Bannerfish

10 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
9
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Stingrays

8 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
7
N
0
D
0

Common Seahorse

8 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
2
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Sand Eel

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

Clownfish

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

Garibaldi Damselfish

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