© ZISSOU DIVERS, 48896 Zihuatanejo de Azueta
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
Top Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Alamy-WaterFrame
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Green Turtle
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Hawksbill Turtle
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Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
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Eagle Ray
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AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
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Porcupinefish
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Goatfish
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Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
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Sweetlips and Grunts
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