La Paz Los Islotes. There is a protected sea lion colony. I stayed there for a week photographing these playful sea lions. This one is taken in a cave. There were a few sea lion pups playing there and there was no dominant bull-thank god.
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An easy shore or boat dive. Usually lots of fish and decent visibility in absence of waves. Lots of macro life on the reef.
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The C-59 wreck of La Paz, Baja California Sur, is actually the USS Diploma (AM221), an Admirable class-minesweeper which was awarded three battle stars for her service in the Pacific during World War Two
She was actively involved in mine-sweeping and escort activities from January through July 1945 in Okinawa, Guam, Saipan and the Japanese mainland. In 1962 she was sold to the Mexican navy and renamed the ARM DM-17 and than later in 1994 renamed ARM Cadete Francisco Márquez (C59). In 2004 she was sunk as an artificial reef here in La Paz, now laying on her Portside with a host of marine life
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pelagic action
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The Fang Ming was a Chinese fishing vessel that was seized by the authorities for trying to smuggle migrant workers into the US. On-board there were 88 men and seven women kept in a confined space. On 18th November 1999 the 56m long vessel was intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef. It now rests at 21m deep and is host to an abundance of marine life
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Importance: The Fang Ming was the first artificial reef to be intentionally sunk in Latin America
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Cracks and crevices make it an ideal refuge for tropical fish who breed on this reef. Unprotected from winds.
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Small rock island in the sea of cortez
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Small rock island in the Sea of Cortes that holds a small sea lion colony
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Balandra Beach, A crystal clear and calm beach making perfect for typical beach photography
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One of my favorites.
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San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico
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Awesome dive. Pretty advanced if you are new to diving.
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Good fun
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This is a protected national park, and snorkeling with local panda operators is all that's allowed, but so worth it!
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Baja California Sur
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sea lion colony
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El Bledito, Cabo Pulmo National Park, this is a shallow dive site with one of the highest presence of hard coral colonies in the area. a nice shallow dive that can be done all year round but conditions are extremely changing from cold water to warm cristal, caribbean like water but all the time wonderful.
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Off the live aboard the Nautilus out of Cabo San Lucas. Socorro is the more commonly used names.
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