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La Virgen
Cartagena, Colombia
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
La Virgen is a reef dive site near Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 20 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, groupers, lionfish, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Princess ParrotfishScarus taeniopterus
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Dusky DamselfishStegastes adustus
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Yellowtail DamselfishMicrospathodon chrysurus
Nearby sites
- 1Zona de Buceo 10.4 km
- 2Zona de Buceo 20.5 km
- 3Cuevas0.6 km
- 4Palitos0.7 km
- 5Imelda1.0 km
- 6Octubre Rojo2.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org