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DIVING
ZONES
WITHIN THE MARINE RESERVE OF OUTSIDE THE MARINE RESERVE
CABO DE PALOS – ISLAS HORMIGAS OF CABO DE PALOS – ISLAS HORMIGAS

13 Piles I. Rocky ridge which is 75 m long. 13 Bajo del Descargador. Stone of some 50 m in
Depth: 7 - 29 m. diameter. Isolated on a sand bottom.
Depth: 2,5 - 17 m.
13 Piles II. This second ridge can be found right
after the First Piles. Depth: 11 - 32 m. 13 Wonderful for technical diving.
Shipwreck with a length of 120 m and a beam
13 Bajo de Dentro. Rocky spire emerging of 14 m. Depth: 45 - 60 m.
from depth. Depth: 3,3 - 50 m.
13 Pecio 'Isla Gomera'. Commonly known as
13 Bajo de la Testa. Huge rocky formation with Naranjito. It sank here, 1.36 miles away from the
the shape of a plateau. Surrounded by posidonia Port of Cabo de Palos, and remained in
oceanica and coralline algae. Depth: 8 - 24 m.
navigation position. Depth: 27 - 46 m.
13 Bajo de Fuera. Rocky bar which is 100 m long. Cala Escalerica. Located under the area near
With steep spires at just 3 m distance from 13
surface. The Sirio, the Nord América and the the Cabo de Palos lighthouse, La Cala de la
Minerva sinked there. Depth: 3 - 60 m. Escalera offers a variety of attractions for divers.
It has a large number of routes and different
13 La Morra. The seabed here is made up of diving options. Depth: 3 - 20 m.
various sets of rocks, creating a gorge between
them where the mooring point is located. The 13 Cala Fría. Just underneath the ever-turning
sea life you can find at this diving site includes Cabo de Palos lighthouse, you will find Cala Fría.
medium and large grouper fish, golden groupers, The most open part of its waters also borders the
morays, large shoals of white and saddled marine reserve of Islas Hormigas, meaning that
seabream, and shoals of barracudas weaving many of the surplus creatures from the reserve
between the rocks on the bed of this reserve. come to take refuge here among the variety of
Depth: 10 - 28 m. rocks, grooves, holes and other nooks and
crannies. Depth: 2 – 18 m.
13 Las Palomas. The newest diving point in the
reserve, located to the west of El Bajo de Testa.
The sea life that populates this area is similar to
the rest of the reserve, although it is less
accustomed to diving activity, so it is slightly
more evasive. Large rocks, gorges and ridges
make up this seabed, making it a unique place
of refuge for the huge variety of marine life.
Depth: 6 - 20 m

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