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About this site
Punta Ballena is a point along the Pacific coast of Guanacaste province in northwestern Costa Rica, near the Papagayo Gulf area, with dive operators based in nearby coastal towns such as Playas del Coco running trips out to points like this along the rocky shoreline. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 22 metres. Divers have reported eagle rays, stingrays, octopus, lobster, wrasse, and even whales 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
LobsterLobsterReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Mottled Shore CrabPachygrapsus sociusReported here · unconfirmed
Longspined PorcupinefishDiodon holocanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Acapulco MajorStegastes acapulcoensisReported here · unconfirmed
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troscheliiReported here · unconfirmed
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanumReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted PufferArothron hispidusReported here · unconfirmed
Painted Ghost CrabOcypode gaudichaudiiReported here · unconfirmed
WhaleWhaleReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
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