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Cabo Pulmo Dive Sites

C abo Pulmo Wrecks - There are two approximately 90’. It features large schools
wrecks to explore in Cabo Pulmo. One of amberjack and lady fish and harbors a
is the wreck of the freighter, Colima which wide variety of starfish such as chocolate

ran aground and sank in 30-40 feet of water chip sea stars, tan sea stars, panamic crown

during a 1939 storm strewing all manner of of thorns, yellow spotted and spiny stars,

debris on the ocean floor. The other wreck is to name just a few. There is also a com-

a large tuna boat which went down in 1978. munity of Cortez rounded stingrays and

The 90 foot wreck is in about 50 feet of water. garden eels living in the sandy floor on

Although the hull is long gone, much of the the north side of the rock bed. This area is

superstructure, cargo holds, rigging and net- also a seasonal provider of nudibranch.

ting have been left on the sand floor. During
Dthe latter parts of the year, the wreck can be
is Dagos Reef - provides a large ar-
host to literally thousands of fish of numerous ray of diversity. With large heads

species making for excellent photography. of elegant stony coral and a ships mast

C erro Verde - is only 20 minutes away by and motor, this is an interesting site.
boat. This area is a large rock bed that Green moray eels and a wide variety
of other tropical reef fish reside here.

begins in 25’ of water and slopes down to