Media Luna (Los Roques)

Lagoon reef

Venezuela · Venezuelan Caribbean

Near Los Roques

Profundidad: 3–20 mNivel: Open WaterAll year round

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A crescent-shaped cay within Los Roques national park, with one of the most photogenic lagoons in the Caribbean.

Depth

3–20 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

25 m

Water temperature

27 °C

Current

Weak

Access

Boat

Best time

All year round

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

50 USD / dive

Plan your dive

Best time: All year round
Approx. price: 50 USD / dive

Nearby park (19 km away)Los Roques

Location

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1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.

37 species documented in Media Luna (Los Roques)

Least Concern

Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Critically Endangered

Coral cuerno de alce

Acropora palmata

Least Concern

Delfín mular

Tursiops truncatus

Data Deficient

Langosta espinosa del Caribe

Panulirus argus

Least Concern

Morena verde

Gymnothorax funebris

Vulnerable

Tiburón nodriza

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Critically Endangered

Tortuga carey

Eretmochelys imbricata

Endangered

Tortuga verde

Chelonia mydas

Not Evaluated

Abanico de mar púrpura

Gorgonia ventalina

Not Evaluated

Cangrejo azul

Callinectes sapidus

Not Evaluated

Cangrejo azul terrestre

Cardisoma guanhumi

Not Evaluated

Cangrejo fantasma atlántico

Ocypode quadrata

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Ecosystem

Arrecife

Nearby parks

What is there to see on land, near this site?

Los Roques

19 km away

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