Revision 7/13/2008 12:21 PM
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Tete’s Place
Old Providence Island, Colombia
Max Depth: 21-25ft/6-8m
Average Viz: 91-100ft/28-30m
Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Plenty To See
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Winter: 81-85°F/27-29°C
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Coralline shoal of great beauty, shallow and close to the shore, perfect for the beginner immersions. A rocky bottom interspersed with coralline sand and inhabited by a reef community dominated by beautiful specimens of pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) mixed with octocorals and large schools of fish, at 15 ft of depth. A step like formation of no more than 10 ft high is separated from a sandy platform covered by a sea grass and algae meadow (displaying species of Syringodium, Thalassia, Ripocephalus, Udotea and other). During the dive, one follows the rocky step, in whose cracks and crevices innumerable organisms are hidden; when the smoothly descending step meets the sandy and grassy bottoms, one returns to the buoy and ascends. Morays are frequent; the large schools of fish (blue stripped grunts, snappers, squirrel fishes) barely elude the divers who swim among them. An easy diving site, placid and safe, excellent for taking pictures.