Gorgona Island · Colombia · Reef
El Remanso
Calm waters and varied marine life at Gorgona
Area photo: LentedeBerilo · CC BY-SA 4.0
El Remanso is a Gorgona Island dive site with calm waters and a great diversity of marine life. Its dive runs between 10 m and 25 m, a figure shared with the neighbouring El Planchón, so it describes the pair rather than this site alone.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Gorgona Island and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
El Remanso is a calm-water dive with a great diversity of marine life. Its depth is covered together with El Planchón, the two sites running from 10 m to 25 m, so the figure describes the pair rather than this site alone.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Gorgona Island: Jul–Oct is humpback season and the main reason to visit; Feb–Apr generally brings the clearest water in a very wet climate.
Dive videos
Buceo en Isla Gorgona - Remanso y Parguera · Jorge M. on YouTube
Sources
- Isla Gorgona: la isla ciencia — DiveDreamers
- Gorgona island diving packages — Pura Colombia
More dive sites in Gorgona Island
Pinnacle
Open-sea rock heads with hammerheads, whitetips and barracuda
Reef
Hammerhead and reef sharks between 10 and 30 m
Similar dives elsewhere
Gentle slopes and compact coral formations with shark schools
A canyon and swim-through back to the island from 30 m
Rock fingers running into the deep, with frogfish and stingrays
Garden corals on the outer rocks of Tres Marías