The field guide · 64 sites · 10 coasts
Where are you diving this weekend?

Chapters
Choose a coast
- 01San Juan & North Coast5 sites · mostly shore

- 02Fajardo & La Cordillera9 sites · boat

- 03Culebra15 sites · boat

- 04Vieques3 sites · boat and shore

- 05Ponce & South Coast2 sites · boat · illustrative photo

- 06Guánica & La Parguera13 sites · boat

- 07West Coast3 sites · boat

- 08Aguadilla & Northwest4 sites · mostly shore

- 09Isla Desecheo6 sites · boat

- 10Isla de Mona & Monito4 sites · boat

From the guide
Three to start with

Crash Boat
Crash Boat in Aguadilla is a shore dive around the collapsed pilings of an old military pier, now covered in coral and sponges.
Shore dive15–80 ft (5–24 m)Aguadilla & Northwest
El Natural
El Natural is a shore-dive reef in Aguadilla, a relatively shallow dive of about 40 ft over coral bottom with gorgonians.
Shore diveto 40 ft (12 m)Aguadilla & Northwest
Escambrón
Escambrón is a shore-dive site in San Juan where a breakwater allows diving year-round, and it is widely used for training and beginner dives.
Shore dive20–30 ft (6–9 m)San Juan & North Coast
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