La Moneda
Gorgona Island · Colombia
La Moneda is a coin-shaped boulder formation encrusted with coral and sponges, forming a sheltered reef system where reef sharks and large moray eels are the resident predators. Whitetip reef sharks rest in numbers under ledges and in crevices throughout the day, making this site one of the most reliable locations in Gorgona for close encounters with sharks at rest. The intricate reef architecture also shelters enormous green moray eels, hawksbill turtles, and dense aggregations of grunt and snapper that fill every cavity.
Conditions
Depth
8 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
12 to 25 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
22 to 28°C
5mm wetsuit
Your chances of seeing each animal
Whitetip Reef SharkVulnerable
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Green Moray Eel
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Hawksbill Sea TurtleCritically endangered
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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