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La Puntilla
Corral del Risco (Punta de Mita), Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth22 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Jun
About this site
La Puntilla is a reef dive site near Corral del Risco (Punta de Mita), Nayarit, Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 22 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, moray eels, lobsters, groupers, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
BalloonfishDiodon holocanthus
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum- Blue Spiny LobsterPanulirus inflatus
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagris
Jewel MorayMuraena lentiginosa
Threebanded ButterflyfishChaetodon humeralis
PorcupinefishDiodon hystrix- Sharpchin FlyingfishFodiator acutus
Nearby sites
- 1Love Rocks0.4 km
- 2El Malinal2.3 km
- 3Las Viudas6.2 km
- 4Islas Marietas8.8 km
- 5Los Anegados13 km
- 6Anegados16 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org