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Rio Lajas
Paquera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
EntryBoat
Max depth14 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp28–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Rio Lajas is a dive site near Paquera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 14 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, lobsters, jacks, sea turtles, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green Spiny LobsterPanulirus gracilis
Olive RidleyLepidochelys olivacea- Splittail BassHemanthias peruanus
Spotted Sharpnose PufferCanthigaster punctatissima
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagris
Acapulco MajorStegastes acapulcoensis
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troschelii- Tarpon SnookCentropomus pectinatus
Nearby sites
- 1Ship wreck1.4 km
- 2El Secreto6.2 km
- 3El Secreto 26.6 km
- 4La Pared6.7 km
- 5La Pared pinaculo6.8 km
- 6Tiburon15 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org