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Underwater reef at Manta / La Plata Island
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Manta / La Plata Island

Ecuador · Eastern Pacific

Ecuador's Pacific gateway for giant oceanic manta rays, seasonal hammerhead aggregations, and whale watching, centred on La Plata Island — the 'poor man's Galapagos' — with year-round warm upwelling waters.

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Gear

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 7mm wetsuit or drysuit · cold water
    • Dive computer