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La Viuda
Golfito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Max depth39.6 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
La Viuda is a reef dive site near Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles, groupers, 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
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Green TurtleChelonia mydas- Hancock's BlennyAcanthemblemaria hancocki
Panama GraysbyCephalopholis panamensis
Whitespotted PufferArothron hispidus
Flag CabrillaEpinephelus labriformis
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Nearby sites
- 1Cativo11 km
- 2Matapalo Rock28 km
- 3Iglesias29 km
- 4Isla del Caño48 km
- 5Paradise70 km
- 6La esquina del jardin71 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org