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El Gran Roque
Ocumare de la Costa, Maracay, Venezuela
Max depth24 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp25–28°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
El Gran Roque is a wreck dive site near Ocumare de la Costa, Aragua, Venezuela, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 24 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea fans, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 25 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Rock UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Atlantic Spotted DolphinStenella frontalis
LionfishPterois volitans
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Sand DollarMellita quinquiesperforata
Great BarracudaSphyraena barracuda
KeteChaetodon capistratus
Nearby sites
- 1Piedra Ahogada0.1 km
- 2Jurelito2.3 km
- 3Bahia de Cata9.5 km
- 4Barcos de Isla Larga13 km
- 5Puerto Cabello (Isla Larga)19 km
- 6Cayo Norte52 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org