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Bajo Negro, Black Rock
La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
EntryBoat
Max depth21 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Aug
About this site
Bajo Negro, Black Rock is a pinnacle dive site near La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 21 m. Commonly reported marine life includes barracuda, moray eels, groupers, sea fans, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Orange Cup CoralTubastraea coccinea
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Redlight GobyCoryphopterus urospilus
Chameleon WrasseHalichoeres dispilus
King AngelfishHolacanthus passer
Mexican HogfishBodianus diplotaenia
Sabertooth BlennyPlagiotremus azaleus- Signal TriplefinLepidonectes clarkhubbsi
Nearby sites
- 1Bat Islands Big Scare2.2 km
- 2Bat Island: Big Scare, Gran Susto5.7 km
- 3Virador34 km
- 4Monkey Head34 km
- 5Meros35 km
- 6Sorpresa35 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org