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Santa Cruz
Dorp Soto, Northern Curacao, Curacao
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Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Santa Cruz is a reef dive site near Dorp Soto, Curaçao, Curacao, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, sea fans, moray eels, groupers, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Queen ParrotfishScarus vetula
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Smooth TrunkfishLactophrys triqueter
Princess ParrotfishScarus taeniopterus
KeteChaetodon capistratus
West Indian Sea EggTripneustes ventricosus
Nearby sites
- 1Mushroom Forest & Blue Room1.4 km
- 2Catherine1.9 km
- 3Playa Lagun2.6 km
- 4Scooter or Dwains Release2.6 km
- 5Boca Hulu2.6 km
- 6Playa Jeremi3.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org