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El Salto
Papudo, Valparaiso Region, Chile
Max depth40 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp13–18°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
El Salto is a cavern, pinnacle and wall dive site near Papudo, Valparaíso, Chile, in the Pacific Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea lions, seals, nudibranchs, 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
South American Sea LionOtaria byronia- South American Fur SealArctocephalus australis
- Chilean Sea UrchinLoxechinus albus
- Humboldt SquidDosidicus gigas
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Long-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala melas- Peruvian MorwongChirodactylus variegatus
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org