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Esmeralda Canyon
Esmeralda Canyons · San Pedro, Belize
EntryBoat
Max depth21 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Esmeralda Canyon is a dive site near San Pedro, Belize, Belize, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 21 m. Commonly reported marine life includes reef sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, stingrays, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
Southern StingrayHypanus americanus
Horse Eye JackCaranx latus
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Bluestriped GruntHaemulon sciurus
Dog SnapperLutjanus jocu
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Nearby sites
- 1Hol Chan Cut0.7 km
- 2Shark Ray Alley Hol Chan1.9 km
- 3Tuffy Canyon1.9 km
- 4Hol Chan Marine Reserve3.3 km
- 5Mayan Princess House Reef5.0 km
- 6Toffee Canyons5.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org