Iglesia

Best months: Oct–Dec

Protected Area

Coiba

Why dive here

With 351+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, bull sharks, dolphins, eagle rays and giant moray eels - Iglesia offers some of Coiba National Park's richest reef diving. Water ranges 28-30°C, warmest March, April, May.

Best timeOct–Dec

WetsuitA 3mm shorty or thin full wetsuit

Marine lifeBarracuda, Bull Sharks, Dolphins, Eagle Rays and Giant Moray Eels · 351+ species recorded

Water28-30°C · warmest March, April, May

CharacterReef dive

StandoutExceptional marine biodiversity

Iglesia is one of those sites we always make time for in Coiba. It's a series of rocky outcrops, like giant stepping stones, scattered across a sandy bottom. The sweet spot, we find, is really in the 8-15 meter range. You can spend an entire dive just weaving through the crevices, spotting green morays peering out, or watching delicate triplefins flitting over the coral. Our favourite is rounding a corner and coming face to face with a sheephead, their big, goofy grins always make us smile. Visibility often sits around 15-20 meters, giving you a good view of the schools of bigeye jacks that often swirl here. We've seen reef sharks cruising by on almost every visit, and the occasional turtle glides past, unbothered. It's not a deep-dive site, maxing out at 21m, but that just means more bottom time to explore the nooks and crannies. This is a perfect spot for photographers or anyone who likes to take their time and really soak it all in.