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Playa Vaca
Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Playa Vaca is a dive site near Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, in the Caribbean Sea. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, sea turtles, lionfish, groupers, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
West Indian Sea EggTripneustes ventricosus
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
LionfishPterois volitans
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
GraysbyCephalopholis cruentata
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org