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Underwater Photo Location: Octopus Garden Hotel Reef

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Underwater Photo Location: Octopus Garden Hotel Reef

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If you go to the Octopus Garden Hotel company Panama Divers dives everyday out of it and you can dive anyday of the year best times are during dry season. There are tons of dives sites in the area. Great place to dive.
Facts about Octopus Garden Hotel Reef

It is in Panama
Octopus Garden Hotel Reef is in the Atlantic (South America coastal).
The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.

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by Brett Klempel
Reef octopus, picture taken in Portobelo, Panama. 2 years back. Went snorkeling, saw this guy put camera on macro, took a deep breath went down and actually took this picture upside down. He flashed so many colors at me.

by Brett Klempel
Seahorse in Portobelo, Panama very tricky to spot.

by Brett Klempel
i wear my heart on my back...

by Brett Klempel
All my pictures are taken with small wallet size canon power shot 8MP camera so gotta get close. Lionfish are pretty when they're showing off.

by Brett Klempel
Scorpion fish very camouflaged almost looks like it's got coral growing all over it.

by Brett Klempel
took two picks down there and then put them together lobster sure look tasty.

by Brett Klempel
Flamingo climbing

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