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La Nevera (The Refrigerator)

Malpelo Island · Colombia

La Nevera ('The Refrigerator') is Malpelo's most dived site, a slope of large boulders on the island's southwest side dropping past 40 m. Its terraces hold the sanctuary's busiest hammerhead cleaning stations: divers wedge low among the rocks and wait for barberfish to coax in scalloped hammerheads, sometimes 100-200 strong, that hang almost motionless to be groomed. From May to August female silky sharks mass overhead in their hundreds, joined by Galapagos sharks, eagle rays, the occasional whale shark and walls of creolefish and jacks. Cold upwelling, hard current and surge give the site its name and make it a serious, current savvy dive.

Conditions

Depth

12 to 40 m

Advanced depths

Current

Can be moderate

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

20 to 40 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

20 to 28°C

3-5mm full

Month by month

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Water (°C)	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	21
Vis (m)	12	12	12	12	15	20	20	20	20	15	15	12
Current	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Strong