Pinnacle/MacrofaunaPatrimonio Mundial UNESCOÁrea Marina Protegida

Cousin's Rock

Ecuador · Galápagos, Santiago

Profundidad: 5–25 mNivel: Open WaterJune-November

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An underwater pinnacle near Santa Cruz, known for its unique combination of macro life and large pelagics.

Depth

5–25 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

10 m

Water temperature

22 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best time

June-November

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

100 USD / dive

Ocean World Heritage Marine protected area

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Best time: June-November
Approx. price: 100 USD / dive

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An underwater pinnacle near Santa Cruz, known for its unique combination of macro life and large pelagics.

Protection status

Parque Nacional Galápagos (1959) y Reserva Marina de Galápagos (ampliada en 1998 hasta unos 133.000 km²). En 2016 se creó un santuario sin pesca en torno a Darwin y Wolf; en 2022 se sumó la Reserva de la Hermandad, corredor migratorio hacia Coco, Coiba y Malpelo

UNESCO designation

Patrimonio Mundial (Islas Galápagos, uno de los primeros bienes inscritos en 1978; la Reserva Marina se incorporó como extensión en 2001)

Sources consulted: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (ficha 1); Galapagos Travel Center; Columbus Travel; Rebecca Adventure Travel

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16 species documented in Cousin's Rock

Lobo marino de Galápagos

Zalophus wollebaeki

Pingüino de Galápagos

Spheniscus mendiculus

Tortuga verde

Chelonia mydas

Bonito listado

Katsuwonus pelamis

Cangrejo Sally Lightfoot

Grapsus grapsus

Near Threatened

Coral de lóbulos

Porites lobata

Delfín mular

Tursiops truncatus

Iguana marina

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Lobo fino de Galápagos

Arctocephalus galapagoensis

Pez erizo

Diodon hystrix

Pez piloto de la fragata

Nomeus gronovii

Pez rémora

Echeneis naucrates

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