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Máncora

Tropical rocky reef
Depth: 5–20 mLevel: Open WaterDecember-April
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The only stretch of warm tropical water on the Peruvian coast, thanks to the influence of the El Niño current.

Depth

5–20 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

10 m

The only stretch of warm tropical water on the Peruvian coast, thanks to the influence of the El Niño current.

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Máncora: 12 documented species

Ecosystem

Reef

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Same country: Peru

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Water temperature

24 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Shore/Boat

Best season

December-April

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

40 USD / dive

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Best season
December-April
Approx. price
40 USD / dive
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Same type of dive: Reef

Peru · Piura
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Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humboldt SquidNot Evaluated

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

Sally Lightfoot CrabNot Evaluated

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus

Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Horse MackerelVulnerable

Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

South American Sea LionLeast Concern

South American Sea Lion

Otaria flavescens

Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

Whale SharkEndangered

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

Least Concern

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

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Peru

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Sea lions · Humboldt penguins

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Titicaca water frogs · endemic fish

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UNESCO
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Dolphins · sharks and seabirds during the Sardine Run

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CountryPeru
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