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Barcazas
Barcazas, Bahía de Santa Marta · Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
Max depth22 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Barcazas is a wreck dive site near Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 22 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, sea turtles, lionfish, groupers, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
West Indian Sea EggTripneustes ventricosus
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
LionfishPterois volitans
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
GraysbyCephalopholis cruentata
Nearby sites
- 1Punta Betin0.3 km
- 2El Morro de Santa Marta1.0 km
- 3El Morro Tec1.1 km
- 4Playa Vaca2.5 km
- 5Remanso2.9 km
- 6Punta Venado3.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org