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Sea of Cortez

Mexico · Caribbean

Jacques Cousteau called it the world's aquarium: the Sea of Cortez holds more marine species than anywhere else on earth and the only living coral reef in the entire Gulf of California.

Dive sites

Los Islotes Sea Lions

california sea lion · leopard grouper · king angelfish · cortez rainbow wrasse

El Bajo Seamount

scalloped hammerhead shark · mobula ray · whale shark · yellowfin tuna

Cabo Pulmo Reef

bull shark · bigeye jack · cortez angelfish · reef cornetfish

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Gear

Basic kit
- Mask and fins
- BCD and regulator
- 7mm wetsuit or drysuit · cold water
- Dive computer