El Faro
San Andrés, Archipelago of Saint Andréws, Colombia
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
El Faro is a dive site near San Andrés, Archipelago of Saint Andréws, Colombia, in the Caribbean Sea. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, groupers, jacks, lionfish, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
KeteChaetodon capistratus
Reef UrchinEchinometra viridis
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Princess ParrotfishScarus taeniopterus
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Threespot DamselfishStegastes planifrons
Nearby sites
- 1Las Cuevas0.5 km
- 2Villa Erika0.6 km
- 3Sea Pride0.7 km
- 4Wild Life0.8 km
- 5West View1.1 km
- 6Cantil de la Piscinita1.2 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