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Palitos
Cartagena, Colombia
EntryShore
Max depth24 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Palitos is a reef dive site near Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 24 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
- 1Cuevas0.2 km
- 2Imelda0.4 km
- 3La Virgen0.7 km
- 4Zona de Buceo 11.1 km
- 5Zona de Buceo 21.3 km
- 6Octubre Rojo2.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org