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Overview
The tip of a three-pinnacle seamount off the Kusapín peninsula, breaking the surface as a low rock at the edge of the continental shelf where the bottom falls away toward the abyssal plain. A 75-to-90-minute open-ocean run from Isla Colón, it is the most demanding and most revered dive in Bocas del Toro. Strong current sweeps the pinnacles from about 16 metres down past 40, pulling schools of blacktip and silky sharks into the blue while nurse sharks and green morays wedge into the crevices and grouper hold along the walls. The clear oceanic water gives 20-plus-metre blue-water views, and the site is only diveable when the Caribbean lies flat — mainly September and October.
Briefing note
Advanced deep dive: 40 m-plus, strong current, far offshore with surface help a long way off — solid drift and deep-diving experience is essential. Only diveable in flat-calm conditions, primarily September-October with a secondary February-March window, so trips are weather-dependent and frequently cancelled. Part of the Cayos Tigre group; three pinnacles rise to just below or at the surface.
What you'll see
7 species curated- seasonalSilky sharkPeak: Sep · Oct
- seasonalBlacktip sharkPeak: Feb · Mar · Sep · Oct
- year-roundNurse shark
- year-roundGreen moray
- year-roundBlack grouper
- seasonalSpotted eagle rayPeak: Sep · Oct
- rareGreat hammerhead
Conditions
| Month | Water | Visibility | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27–28 °C | 12–22 m | strong |
| Feb | 27–28 °C | 18–30 m | strong |
| Mar | 27–29 °C | 18–30 m | strong |
| Apr | 28–29 °C | 12–20 m | moderate |
| May | 28–30 °C | 10–18 m | moderate |
| Jun | 28–30 °C | 10–18 m | moderate |
| Jul | 28–29 °C | 12–20 m | moderate |
| Aug | 28–30 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Sep | 29–30 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Oct | 29–30 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Nov | 28–29 °C | 12–20 m | moderate |
| Dec | 27–29 °C | 10–18 m | moderate |
Season calendar
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