Dive· Cayo Yerba· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)

Cayo Yerba arch dive

18° 19.2′ N · 65° 21.3′ W · approximate

An underwater arch at the northernmost Las Hermanas cay, covered in yellow cup coral that opens at night; stingrays are common on the sand.

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Practical

Position approximate: in the water about 120 m west of OpenStreetMap 'Cayo Yerba' (way 44026858), on the rocky-bluff side the Coast Pilot describes; the arch's exact position is not published. Moon: underwater arch covered in yellow cup coral which 'blooms' at night; good for stingrays. Tamarindo Estates' older dive list (Culebra Dive Shop) also includes an 'Arch Dive' of large boulders to 50 ft. Coast Pilot 5: Cayo Yerba is 66 ft high, grassy on the east, rocky bluffs on the west. Go with a local operator.

Best for

Arch and night-blooming cup coral

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