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Two divers in black wetsuits descend beside a dive boat over clear turquoise water and dark reef patches off a green Culebra shore.

Culebra · Puerto Rico · Artificial reef

Lana's Cove

The remains of a scuttled tour boat in 6 m (20 ft) of water

Area photo: https://www.flickr.com/people/dejeuxx/ · CC BY 2.0

Lana's Cove is named after a local woman who ran a tour boat on Culebra many years ago; local legend says her boat was scuttled in the cove after her death. A small portion of the boat remains in about 6 m (20 ft) of water, and gently sloping terrain drops from there to around 18 m (60 ft).

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Lana's Cove: typical dive to 18 m (to 60 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit18 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

18.2992° N, 65.3326° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

The cove is named after Lana, a local woman who ran a tour boat on Culebra many years ago. As the story goes, when she died her friends and family scattered her ashes in this cove and scuttled her boat there.

A small portion of Lana's boat remains in about 6 m (20 ft) of water. From the remains, gently sloping terrain drops down to around 18 m (60 ft), the deepest part of the site.

Marine life and season

The sources we used don't single out particular species here.

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Season follows Culebra: Dec–Mar is the high season, when dive trips should be booked from July; May–Oct is slower, needing about 2 weeks' notice. The sea averages 27–29 °C all year.

Dive videos

Lana's Cove · Jim Tade on YouTube

Questions divers ask

How deep is Lana's Cove?+

The remains of Lana's boat lie in about 6 m (20 ft) of water, and the slope drops to around 18 m (60 ft).

Sources

  1. Lana's Cove dive site — Scubago
  2. Scuba Diving - Culebra Divers — Culebra Divers

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