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Isla del Caño
Puerto Cortés, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Isla del Caño is a dive site near Puerto Cortés, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles, lobsters, moray eels, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Pantropical Spotted DolphinStenella attenuata
Olive RidleyLepidochelys olivacea- Panamic FrillfinBathygobius ramosus
Green Spiny LobsterPanulirus gracilis- Foureye RockskipperDialommus macrocephalus
Dusky SeargentAbudefduf concolor
Leopard Round RayUrobatis pardalis
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troschelii
Nearby sites
- 1Paradise22 km
- 2La esquina del jardin23 km
- 3The Garden24 km
- 4Jardín Medio24 km
- 5The Wreck24 km
- 6El Andia - Jureles24 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org