DIVES SITES - PROVIDENCIA

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The Cave:

The cave is a culmination point of a very interesting dive, which begins on the terrace at 50 ft, where the buoy is located. Divers border the nearby wall, characterized by projections disrupting its verticality, which increases the habitat diversity. The terrace and the wall are crossed by a deep crack, a channel or submarine canyon, remnant of an ancient stream, which dissected the terrace and dug, in one of its sides, the major attraction of this site: The Cave. It’s 30 ft deep and 13 ft high at the entrance, narrowing towards the back; it’s walls are covered by organisms adapted to the darkness. Many divers can fit in the cave simultaneously, though it is not prudent nor comfortable for all to enter at the same time to avoid stirring up the sand and obscuring the beautiful contrasts of light, which can be appreciated from the bottom.

Planchon:

During the Second World War, German submarines were supplied by ships in the outskirts of Providence; one of these was sunk at the entrance and today constitutes one of the most attractive diving sites. The Planchon, as its know, lies at a depth of less than 50 ft on a coral covered terrace, from where the hull stands out, inverted and virtually intact but now covered by a rich coral community. The hull’s side forms an artificial edge of great beauty and is easy to explore. Some openings allow the observation of the ship’s interior, but exploration of its interior is prohibited for safety reasons.

Bajo de San Felipe:

This site, located in front of Lazy Hill or the San Felipe sector, is one of the easiest and most entertaining dives in Providence. In this site, Coralina and Ecoastur implemented a marine path. Usually the immersion takes place contouring a little cliff which is followed by a great coralline shoal with abundant brain and star boulder (Montastrea) corals and one of the most diverse fish communities of the island, specially small ones. It’s possible, though, to observe occasionally good size snappers and groupers. Lobsters are common. Excellent for beginners or shallow water diving in double immersions.

Nose:

Located at the west side of the Old Providence and Santa Catalina MPA, in front f Lazy Hill Sector. Patch reef owes its name to a rocky point that resemble a nose. Here, stony and soft corals form the scenery of patchy reefs usual in Caribbean. Star boulder corals (Montastrea) dominate this formation and, along with the mustard and brain corals, they configure the habitat for innumerable animal species, like the territorial damsel fish (Stegastes) that defend their algal gardens. This dive does not go deeper than 35 ft and takes place following the coralline shoal border where the larger amount of life is found.

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