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Punta de Choros

Cold rocky reef
Depth: 5–25 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterAll year round
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A marine reserve off Isla Damas, within the Humboldt Current, with wildlife endemic to the South Pacific.

Depth

5–25 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

12 m

Location

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Punta de Choros: 16 documented species

Ecosystem

Reef

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Same country: Chile

Same country: Chile

Same type of dive: Reef

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Water temperature

15 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

All year round

Recommended certification

Drysuit Diver

Approx. price

60 USD / dive

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Best season
All year round
Approx. price
60 USD / dive
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Same type of dive: Reef

Chile · Coquimbo Region
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Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Southern Right WhaleLeast Concern

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humboldt SquidNot Evaluated

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

Sally Lightfoot CrabNot Evaluated

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus

Guanay CormorantNear Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum

Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

South American Sea LionLeast Concern

South American Sea Lion

Otaria flavescens

South American Fur SealLeast Concern

South American Fur Seal

Arctocephalus australis

Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

Humboldt PenguinVulnerable

Humboldt Penguin

Spheniscus humboldti

Peruvian BoobyLeast Concern

Peruvian Booby

Sula variegata

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