© 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
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
65 Sightings
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3
F
7
M
7
A
6
M
0
J
2
J
3
A
9
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4
O
8
N
14
D
2
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
34 Sightings
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0
F
0
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3
A
3
M
2
J
0
J
4
A
6
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8
O
6
N
2
D
0
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
27 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
2
A
8
M
3
J
1
J
5
A
3
S
5
O
0
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
26 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
2
A
6
M
2
J
1
J
2
A
4
S
3
O
0
N
3
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
9 Sightings
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2
F
0
M
0
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0
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0
J
0
J
1
A
0
S
2
O
0
N
4
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
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
92 Sightings
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7
F
7
M
10
A
11
M
10
J
7
J
8
A
7
S
5
O
6
N
14
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 20
iStock-stephankerkhofs
Porcupinefish
83 Sightings
J
7
F
5
M
8
A
9
M
9
J
2
J
8
A
5
S
6
O
7
N
15
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Levent Konuk
Goatfish
70 Sightings
J
7
F
6
M
7
A
10
M
7
J
2
J
8
A
2
S
3
O
5
N
13
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
67 Sightings
J
6
F
4
M
9
A
5
M
3
J
4
J
6
A
5
S
4
O
6
N
15
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
65 Sightings
J
5
F
6
M
8
A
7
M
2
J
4
J
10
A
6
S
2
O
4
N
11
D
0
