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Ship wreck
Paquera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
EntryBoat
Max depth22 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp28–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Ship wreck is a wreck dive site near Paquera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 22 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes reef sharks, octopus, groupers, sea fans, lobsters. 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
- 1Rio Lajas1.4 km
- 2El Secreto4.8 km
- 3El Secreto 25.2 km
- 4La Pared5.3 km
- 5La Pared pinaculo5.4 km
- 6Tiburon15 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org