This dive site, Iglesia, offers an incredibly versatile diving experience due to its unique topography, consisting of numerous separate rock formations interconnected by sandy channels. Divers can explore a vast area, navigating through these varied structures in both shallower and deeper waters, allowing for endless dive possibilities without a fixed route. There is no specific history or story provided for the dive site name, but its structure offers natural exploration.
The marine life here is abundant and diverse, featuring frequent sightings of reef sharks, turtles, and large schools of big eye jacks, snapper, machetes, and spadefish. Smaller inhabitants like barracudas, scorpionfish, frogfish, and even seahorses add to the rich biodiversity, promising a dynamic encounter with the underwater ecosystem.
The site is suitable for divers of all levels, with easy exploration in shallower areas (up to 12 meters) and deeper sections down to its maximum of 21 meters. While specific seasonality isn't provided, the general best time to visit Panama's Pacific coast for diving is typically during the dry season (December to April) for clearer waters, though big animal sightings can occur year-round. Freedivers will also find the varied depths and abundant marine life highly rewarding, especially in the shallower sections. Divers should maintain good buoyancy to avoid stirring up sand in the channels and be aware of potential variable currents.
