Advice on Diving in Colombia

... is usually sufficient. Located 35 km from the Pacific Colombian coast, Isla Gorgona is a former prison island turned in to a national park. Underwater, Gorgona is a diver’s heaven, attracting a multitude of interesting marine life. May to October is the best time to dive Gorgona Island, with comfortable water temperatures of around 28 degrees Celsius. From January to March water temperatures go down to 15 to 23 degrees Celsius. Malpelo Island is the highlight of Colombia diving and even offers some of the most spectacular diving in the world. Located far off the Colombian coast and only a...