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Mosqueras

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Depth
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115ft
Visibility
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49ft - 148ft
Entry
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boat
Experience Level
Beginner

About Mosqueras

A small rocky inlet situated close to Baltra and Seymore, and home to large amounts of sea lions. Mosqueras can be reached via a short boat ride of 20 minutes. Here you will start your dive in shallw waters which will gently lead you to a maximum depth of 35 meters to a sandy bottom. A beautiful reef, schooling hammerheads and large amounts of garden eels can be found surrounding the reef here. This site has great depth variation, and despite that Mosqueras is a great drift dive, which makes it more suitable for intermediate level divers, beginner level divers are also welcome to dive here.

Mosqueras Dive Info: Key Characteristics and Details

Unit Settings

Terrain and Features: Reef, Drift
Entry Type:Boat
Max Depth:35m
Visibility Range:15m - 45m
Experience Level:Beginner
Best Gas:21% - 31% O2

Marine Life

  • Butterfly Fish
  • Grunts
  • Snappers
  • King Angel Fish
  • Various
  • Sea Lions
  • Cardinal Fish
  • Hmmerhead Sharks

Weather Conditions

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Dive Site Hazards

Although we currently lack information on specific hazards at this location, their absence cannot be assumed. Your knowledge and experience with this dive site could greatly enhance our page – we invite you to share your insights.

Location

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