Barú Island (Rosario Islands)
Near Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo
A coral archipelago off Cartagena de Indias, with reefs easily reached from the historic city.
Depth
5–20 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
15 m
Water temperature
28 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Boat
Best time
December-April
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
40 USD / dive
Plan your dive
- Best time
- December-April
- Approx. price
- 40 USD / dive
A coral archipelago off Cartagena de Indias, with reefs easily reached from the historic city.
Location
See on the interactive map1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.
40 species documented in Barú Island (Rosario Islands)
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
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
Cangrejo fantasma atlántico
Ocypode quadrata
Ecosystem
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