Dive· Isla Cerralvo (Isla Jacques Cousteau)· Mexico
La Reina Lighthouse and Wreck (Cerralvo)
24° 24.3′ N · 109° 55.8′ W · approximate
A lighthouse rock just north of Isla Cerralvo with a big reef at about 25 m, gorgonians, brain corals, a resident sea lion group, a small wreck and, from mid-June to mid-October, giant Pacific mantas.
Practical
Coordinate is approximate: placed about 2 nm north of Cerralvo's northern tip (OpenStreetMap coastline 24.3732 N, 109.9316 W), per Nautilus's 'a couple of miles north of Cerralvo Island'; the islet is not mapped in OSM - use the charted light. Max about 25-26 m; currents. About 90 minutes by dive boat from La Paz. A wreck lies at the south section of the main rock with green morays, cup coral and schools of jacks and barracuda; sea lions play with divers (Nautilus dive log, November 2020). Sea lions on the rocks; tuna, wahoo, dorado, yellowtail and hammerheads occasionally. A navigation hazard on the route between La Paz and the East Cape - give it a wide berth at night.
Best for
Mantas and reef dive
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