Conditions & tides
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About this site
La Viuda lies off the Guanacaste coast of Costa Rica, in the Pacific waters near the Papagayo Gulf area of the country's northwest. Dive sites in this stretch are typically reached by boat from towns such as Playas del Coco.
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.
Blue Sea StarPhataria unifascialisReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
Chestnut MorayGymnothorax castaneusReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted PufferArothron hispidusReported here · unconfirmed
King AngelfishHolacanthus passerReported here · unconfirmed
Giant DamselfishMicrospathodon dorsalisReported here · unconfirmed
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagrisReported here · unconfirmed
Mexican HogfishBodianus diplotaeniaReported here · unconfirmed
Panamic Cushion StarPentaceraster cumingiReported here · unconfirmed
Durable tips from divers — access, hazards, marine life, facilities. For day-of conditions, use the report tool in the conditions card above.
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