Conditions & tides
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About this site
Cabeza de Mono lies along the Guanacaste coast of northwestern Costa Rica, an area known for its Pacific dive sites reached from towns such as Playas del Coco and Playa Hermosa. The coastline here is marked by rocky headlands and volcanic islets that give many local sites their names and formations. The site reaches a maximum depth of about 22.9 metres and is rated a beginner dive. Divers have also reported eagle rays and stingrays passing through the area.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Mottled Shore CrabPachygrapsus sociusReported here · unconfirmed
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troscheliiReported here · unconfirmed
Longspined PorcupinefishDiodon holocanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Acapulco MajorStegastes acapulcoensisReported here · unconfirmed
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanumReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted PufferArothron hispidusReported here · unconfirmed
Black-nosed ButterflyfishJohnrandallia nigrirostrisReported here · unconfirmed
Racer Mangrove CrabGoniopsis pulchraReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
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