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El Cantil
La Ribera, Cabo Pulmo, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of California
Water temp21–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Jul
About this site
El Cantil is a reef dive site near La Ribera, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in the Gulf of California. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, moray eels, stingrays, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Leopard GrouperMycteroperca rosacea
- Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlavius
- Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagris
- Blue-barred ParrotfishScarus ghobban
- Graybar GruntHaemulon sexfasciatum
- Bigeye TrevallyCaranx sexfasciatus
- Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum
- Yellow SnapperLutjanus argentiventris
Nearby sites
- 1Cabo Pulmo Reef0.5 km
- 2Las Casitas0.5 km
- 3El Vencedor0.6 km
- 4Los Chopitos0.7 km
- 5Los Morros0.7 km
- 6El Bajo0.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org