Bajo Veinte
Depth is the range from the top of the site to its usual maximum; "recommended cert" is the mainstream-agency level operators usually ask for, not a legal rule. Currents and visibility change daily — treat everything here as planning ranges.
Bajo Veinte - the name nods to its depth in the old fathom habit - is a submerged rock bank near the park's eastern islets that acts as Coiba's mid-depth fish magnet. Bigeye jacks and burrito grunts ball over the crown in thousands, parting for eagle rays and the whitetips that patrol every gully. Cool-season thermoclines bring the wildcard visitors: mobulas, the odd hammerhead rising from deeper water, and enough grouper and snapper bulk to remind you what protection does. The profile suits most divers - drop on the crown, spiral down the flanks, finish in the fish cloud. On plankton-green days the bank hums anyway; the biomass does not care about visibility.
The moment you come for: Baitball crowns, whitetips in the gullies, cool-season pelagic wildcards
Topography: Rocky bank rising to around 12 m, boulder slopes into sand
Know before you splash
Hazards: Current over the crown; visibility swings with plankton.
Who you'll meet
Green Sea Turtle
Spotted Eagle Ray
Whitetip Reef Shark
For photographers
Wide angle: ★★★★☆ · Macro: ★★☆☆☆ — editors' 1–5 rating of what this site gives each style of shooting