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Las Animas
La Paz & Sea of Cortez, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth28 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyGulf of California
Water temp20–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Aug
About this site
Las Animas is a pinnacle dive site, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in the Gulf of California. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 28 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Fin WhaleBalaenoptera physalus
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Green TurtleChelonia mydas- Rock CroakerPareques viola
Whale SharkRhincodon typus- Black SkipjackEuthynnus lineatus
Nearby sites
- 1El Bajito12 km
- 2Los Islotes13 km
- 3Isla Espiritu Santo - The Wall20 km
- 4Fang Ming Wreck29 km
- 5El Bajo Seamount37 km
- 6Salvatierra Wreck38 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org