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Los Sombréros
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Sombrero is located 9.5km from playa Potrero or 6 miles. Its name is given to it by its shape resembling Mexican hats. There are several launching points all around the islands. The north side is rapidly deeper. Possibility of adapting the depth to the profiles of the divers all around the Island.
White tips sharks, school of fish, sometimes during the season a lot of devil rays. The hawksbill turtle like this island. You find some canyons, it’s a volcanic Island!
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
126 Sightings
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11
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8
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6
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8
M
16
J
5
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15
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18
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10
O
4
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12
D
13
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
29 Sightings
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5
F
6
M
8
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6
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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3
O
1
N
0
D
0
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
24 Sightings
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0
F
0
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4
A
0
M
6
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
4
O
5
N
0
D
0
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
20 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
7
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
5
A
8
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0
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
270 Sightings
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16
F
25
M
20
A
10
M
19
J
14
J
20
A
22
S
20
O
15
N
39
D
50
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
75 Sightings
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0
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6
M
8
A
5
M
11
J
4
J
10
A
7
S
7
O
6
N
11
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
68 Sightings
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0
F
6
M
5
A
5
M
10
J
0
J
14
A
14
S
12
O
2
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
60 Sightings
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7
F
7
M
8
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
4
O
4
N
20
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
47 Sightings
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0
F
6
M
5
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
11
A
7
S
10
O
3
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
45 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
4
A
4
M
5
J
0
J
11
A
13
S
8
O
0
N
0
D
0
