Gran Canaria · Spain · Cave & cavern · Reef
Cruentats Cave
A cavern filled with schools of glasseye bigeyes
Area photo: Gino maccanti from spain · CC BY 2.0
Cruentats Cave, or Cueva Cruentatus, is a cavern dive at Caleta de Abajo on Gran Canaria's north coast. The dive is built around the cavern that gives it its name, home to schools of glasseye bigeyes, known locally as catalufas. Divers come for the cavern, its giant anemones and its crustaceans.
Also known as Cueva Cruentatus, Cruentatus.
Where it is and how deep
28.1662° N, 15.6802° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The whole dive is given over to the cavern, which holds a large amount of marine life and schools of cruentatus bigeyes. Giant anemones and crustaceans are the other species to find inside, and the bottom stays within 18 m.
Marine life and season
- Reef fish swarms
- Macro critters
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Season follows Gran Canaria: Conditions stay stable almost all year on this coast, so no month stands out as a peak.
Sources
- Cruentats Cave (ScubaGo) — ScubaGo
- Inmersiones de buceo en Gran Canaria — Buceo Norte
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Wreck
A burnt-out merchant ship lying on its side as a reef
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