Canyon - Sosua & Puerto Plata
The Canyon, off Sosua, offers an interesting geological dive. You'll descend into a series of narrow swim-throughs and small caverns, cutting through the reef. It’s not about big fish here, but rather the unique topography and the play of light filtering through the openings. We’d suggest this site for divers who appreciate interesting reef structures over pelagic encounters.
- Location
- Sosua & Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Caribbean
- Coordinates
- 19.756405, -70.523510
- Type
- wall
- Maximum Depth
- 15-30m
Marine Protected Area: Bahia de Luperón
Nearby Dive Sites in Sosua & Puerto Plata
- 3 Rocks
- Airport Wall - 8-25m (wall)
- ALSATIA - 5m (wreck)
- Canyon - 12-30m (reef)
- Canyons - Dominican Republic (reef)
- Cinco Metros, Las Ballenas (wreck)
- Coral Gardens - Dominican Republic (reef)
- Five Rocks
- Jackson Sunken Island (reef)
- Jet Ski (reef)
- La Piedra Prieta (reef)
- La Puntilla - 5-20m (reef)
- Laramar
- MECOSTA - 2m (wreck)
- NUESTRA SENORA DE LA CONCEPCION - 32m (wreck)
Nearest Dive Centres to Canyon
Marine Life in Sosua & Puerto Plata
Home to 238 recorded species including 212 reef fish, 6 sea snails & nudibranchs, 4 hard corals, 3 other, 3 seagrass & algae, 3 whales & dolphins.
Notable Species
- American eel (Anguilla rostrata) - Reef Fish
- Blue Doctor (Acanthurus coeruleus) - Reef Fish
- Gutong (Scarus iseri) - Reef Fish
- Sheephead (Microspathodon chrysurus) - Reef Fish
- Gutong (Sparisoma aurofrenatum) - Reef Fish
- Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Barber (Acanthurus bahianus) - Reef Fish
- Coney (Cephalopholis fulva) - Reef Fish
- turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) - Seagrass & Algae
- Dark Green Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) - Reef Fish
- manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme) - Seagrass & Algae
- Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) - Reef Fish
- Giant goby (Gobiomorus dormitor) - Reef Fish
- Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata) - Reef Fish
- Baleares Conger (Ariosoma balearicum) - Reef Fish
- guppy (Poecilia reticulata) - Reef Fish
- Common False Moray (Kaupichthys hyoproroides) - Reef Fish
- Carrot Cone (Conus daucus) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Mulet (Mugil curema) - Reef Fish