Playa las Gatas
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This site is located 5 minutes in front of the dive center. It is a shallow beach with a rock formation, has a maximum depth of 10 meters, and you can see the sunken Christ statue during the descent. It is ideal for your first dives.
Its rock formations will surprise you with sponges, tube worms, octopuses, moray eels, and multiple schools of fish. Occasionally, you will see turtles resting on the rocks.
Dive Activity & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
#1
Pufferfish
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Porcupinefish
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Goatfish
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Butterfly Fish
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Moray Eel
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#6
Sweetlips and Grunts
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Damselfish
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#8
Surgeonfish
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Bannerfish
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Parrotfish
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