Malpelo Island
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Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, Colombia
Best timeJanuary to May
Water temp25-28°C / 77-82°F
Visibility20-35m / 65-115ft
AccessBoat Dive
Dive typesScuba
DifficultyAdvanced
Max depth40 m
Avg depth25 m
Nearest airportBOG
Massive schools of hammerheadsSilky shark aggregations
Scuba
Malpelo is a remote, barren rock island 500km off the coast of Colombia. It's a UNESCO World Heritage site and a true shark mecca. Divers come here for the enormous schools of hammerhead sharks and the famous 'monster' aggregations of silky sharks.
Features
A desolate rock island surrounded by smaller pinnacles. This is a cleaning station for hundreds, sometimes thousands, of scalloped hammerheads. The site is also famous for huge schools of silky sharks that can block out the sun.
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