A protected marine reserve with eight uninhabited cays and well-preserved reefs.
Depth
5–30 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
20 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
40 USD / dive
Location
See on the interactive map41 species documented in Cayos Cochinos
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Critically EndangeredCoral cuerno de alce
Acropora palmata
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
Data DeficientLangosta espinosa del Caribe
Panulirus argus
Least ConcernMorena verde
Gymnothorax funebris
EndangeredTiburón ballena
Rhincodon typus
VulnerableTiburón nodriza
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
Abanico de mar púrpura
Gorgonia ventalina
Bonito listado
Katsuwonus pelamis
Cangrejo azul
Callinectes sapidus
Cangrejo azul terrestre
Cardisoma guanhumi
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