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El Secreto 2
Paquera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
EntryBoat
Max depth17 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp28–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
El Secreto 2 is a dive site near Paquera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 17 m. Commonly reported marine life includes reef sharks, sea turtles, octopus, lobsters, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Hump CoralPorites panamensis
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagris
Green Spiny LobsterPanulirus gracilis- White TelestoCarijoa riisei
- Clearsnout GrenadierCoelorinchus canus
- Splittail BassHemanthias peruanus
Spotted Sharpnose PufferCanthigaster punctatissima
Acapulco MajorStegastes acapulcoensis
Nearby sites
- 1La Pared pinaculo0.2 km
- 2La Pared0.4 km
- 3El Secreto0.5 km
- 4Ship wreck5.2 km
- 5Rio Lajas6.6 km
- 6Tiburon14 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org