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Cueva del Toro
Santa Marta, Colombia
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Cueva del Toro is a cave, drift and reef dive site near Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, in the Caribbean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, groupers, jacks, lobsters, lionfish. 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
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
GraysbyCephalopholis cruentata
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
DoctorfishAcanthurus chirurgus
Nearby sites
- 1Neguange0.2 km
- 2Punta Negra1.7 km
- 3Barritas de Gairaca2.6 km
- 4Playa Brava3.2 km
- 5Cinto4.3 km
- 6Chengue4.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org