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Los Islotes
Los Islotes Sea Lion Colony · La Paz, La Paz & Sea of Cortez, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth26 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of California
Water temp20–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Aug
About this site
Los Islotes is a reef dive site near La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in the Gulf of California. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 26 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea lions, dolphins, nudibranchs, groupers, moray eels. 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
California Sea LionZalophus californianus
Brown Sea CucumberIsostichopus fuscus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlavius
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troschelii- Pacific CreolefishCephalopholis colonus
Crown-of-thorns StarfishAcanthaster planci
Nearby sites
- 1El Bajito1.1 km
- 2Isla Espiritu Santo - The Wall7.8 km
- 3Las Animas13 km
- 4Fang Ming Wreck17 km
- 5Salvatierra Wreck25 km
- 6Swanee Reef25 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org