Dive-site story
Located within Tayrona National Natural Park along Colombia's Caribbean coast, Bahía Cinto is a sheltered inlet featuring gentle patch reefs, massive brain corals, and rocky formations sloping down to a sandy seabed. The bay offers protection from prevailing oceanic swells, making it one of the calmer dive destinations in the Santa Marta region.
Protected bay topography sheltering healthy hard coral formations and sea fans
Frequent encounters with southern stingrays foraging along sandy channels
Calm surface conditions compared to outer headlands in Tayrona
Location
Use the map to plan with your operator and confirm the exact entry point on the day.
Seasonality
Warmer waters and calmer seas predominate during the middle of the year, whereas strong trade winds from December through April induce local coastal upwelling that lowers water temperatures.
Marine life
| Species | Likelihood | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French AngelfishPomacanthus paru | Common | ||||||||||||
| Southern StingrayHypanus americanus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Spotted MorayGymnothorax moringa | Common | ||||||||||||
| Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum | Seasonal | ||||||||||||
| Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride | Common |
Marine forecast
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