Arco Iris, Brumel Island

Arco Iris is located 8km north of Playa Potrero. Less than 20 minutes of navigation. North of Penahuaste or Brumel Island in English. A rock formation runs from the northwest face of the island in a northerly direction. There are many white tip reef sharks. 10 to 30 m/ 33 to 100ft.

Critters at this site

This site is incredible to see a maximum of sharks. You need a good guide who will know how to find them. You can meet different varieties of rays. Huge schools of different fish!

Based on open observations nearbywithin ~25 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea18 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata9 obs.

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus2 obs.

Haj & rokke

Urobatis pardalis1 obs.

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas1 obs.

Panamic Cushion Star

Pentaceraster cumingi1 obs.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea1 obs.

Five-slotted Sand Dollar

Mellita quinquiesperforata1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Vasula melones1 obs.

Diomedes' Sapsucker

Elysia diomedea1 obs.

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Stokes's Chiton

Chiton stokesii2 obs.

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Haj & rokke

Aetobatus laticeps1 obs.

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Søstjerne

Nidorellia armata1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Jenneria pustulata1 obs.

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Musling

Sanguinolaria tellinoides1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Opeatostoma pseudodon1 obs.

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Søstjerne

Pharia pyramidata1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Dolabrifera nicaraguana1 obs.