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El Arco
Algarrobo, Valparaiso Region, Chile
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp13–18°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
El Arco is a cave and cavern dive site near Algarrobo, Valparaíso, Chile, 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, nudibranchs, octopus, seals, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 18 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Humboldt SquidDosidicus gigas
South American Sea LionOtaria byronia
Redspotted CatsharkSchroederichthys chilensis
Leopard SealHydrurga leptonyx
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus- Chilean Sea UrchinLoxechinus albus
- PorbeagleLamna nasus
- RayPsammobatis scobina
Nearby sites
- 1Laberinto Del Lobo0.4 km
- 2Ventanas del Canelo0.9 km
- 3Bajo El Norte4.6 km
- 4La Caldera19 km
- 5El Falucho19 km
- 6La Isla20 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org