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, so 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
"Charted here" species were listed by our editors from the sources on this page. Counts are GBIF occurrence records: observations logged within about 5 km of the charted position since 1990, matched only against the species in our catalogue. They show what has been seen there, not a promise of what you will see.
For photographers
Wide angle: ★★★★☆ · Macro: ★★☆☆☆ (editors' 1–5 rating of what this site gives each style of shooting)