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Arrecifes de Vichayito
Los Organos, Peru
Max depth25 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp19–24°C
Estimated from climate dataFeb–May
About this site
Arrecifes de Vichayito is a reef dive site near Los Organos, Piura, Peru, in the Pacific Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 25 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, nudibranchs, sea lions, lobsters, frogfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 19 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
BalloonfishDiodon holocanthus
South American Sea LionOtaria byronia
Green Spiny LobsterPanulirus gracilis- Red ScorpionfishPontinus furcirhinus
BarberfishJohnrandallia nigrirostris- Bigscale GoatfishPseudupeneus grandisquamis
- Bullseye PufferSphoeroides annulatus
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org