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Barranco
Puerto Ayora, The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp21–27°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Barranco is a wall dive site near Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador, in the Pacific Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea lions, reef sharks, lobsters, groupers, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Galapagos Sea LionZalophus wollebaeki- MulletMugil thoburni
- Southern FrillfinBathygobius lineatus
Blacktip SharkCarcharhinus limbatus- Bullseye PufferSphoeroides annulatus
- Peter's ClingfishTomicodon petersii
Pronghorn Spiny LobsterPanulirus penicillatus- Island MajorStegastes arcifrons
Nearby sites
- 1Galapagos People1.7 km
- 2Galapagos Deep1.8 km
- 3Plazas24 km
- 4Gordon Rocks, Galapagos26 km
- 5Mosquera38 km
- 6Daphne39 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org