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San Blas Islands (Guna Yala)

Lagoon reef
Depth: 3–20 mLevel: Open WaterJanuary-April
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An autonomous Guna indigenous archipelago with more than 350 practically uninhabited coral islets.

Depth

3–20 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

15 m

An autonomous Guna indigenous archipelago with more than 350 practically uninhabited coral islets.

Location

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San Blas Islands (Guna Yala): 44 documented species

Ecosystem

Reef

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Same country: Panama

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Same type of dive: Reef

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Water temperature

28 °C

Current

Weak

Access

Boat

Best season

January-April

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

40 USD / dive

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

Panama · Panamanian Caribbean
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Common Sea FanNot Evaluated

Common Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

SkipjackLeast Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

Blue CrabNot Evaluated

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

Great Land CrabNot Evaluated

Great Land Crab

Cardisoma guanhumi

Atlantic Ghost CrabNot Evaluated

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata

Portuguese Man-of-warNot Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

Queen ConchNot Evaluated

Queen Conch

Lobatus gigas

Spotted Eagle RayEndangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

Grooved Brain CoralCritically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

See all 44 species found here
UNESCO
Pelagic/Rocky reef

Coiba National Park

Panama

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

Bull sharks · hammerhead sharks

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Reef/Mangrove

Bocas del Toro

Panama

Up to 20 m · Open Water

Sloths in the nearby mangroves · rays

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UNESCO
Reef/Sardine Run

Cape Vidal

South Africa

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

Dolphins · sharks and seabirds during the Sardine Run

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