Cayo Lobito
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Cayo Lobito
| Region | Culebra |
|---|---|
| Municipality | Culebra |
| Island | Culebra |
| Access | Access not established |
| Site type | Reef |
| Depth (reported range) | to 75 ft (23 m)Single source (current tier 3) |
| Protected area | Culebra National Wildlife Refuge |
| Location | Approximate area shown on the map (within about 300 m).Location evidence: Approximate area[6] |
| Confidence | Moderate confidence |
| Last researched | 2026-10-17 |
Overview
Cayo Lobito is a reef dive off Culebra known for its large population of nurse sharks, with hawksbill turtles, southern stingrays and flamingo tongues also reported. A current source gives a maximum depth of about 75 feet. Older sources agree on the depth: a 1999 operator page described a drop-off to 75 feet with almaco jacks, cobias and barracudas, and a 2008 dive magazine recommended it for intermediate divers and up.[1][2][3][4]
Site characteristics
- Reef[1]
Habitat & marine life
- resident nurse sharks, hawksbill turtles, flamingo tongues and southern stingrays[1]
- large nurse shark population; turtles, stingrays and flamingo tongues[2]
Marine life is what sources report having seen or commonly seeing — not a guarantee.
Recent diver reports
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Safety considerations
No site-specific hazards are recorded in our sources. That does not mean there are none.
Ocean conditions change daily. Dive within your training, plan with current local information and consider a local professional guide. Water safety guide.
Protected area
Culebra National Wildlife Refuge (Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de Culebra)
National Wildlife Refuge · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Site position falls inside the official boundary[5]
NOAA's MPA Inventory classifies this area's protection level as "Uniform Multiple Use"; fishing: restrictions unknown.[5]
Regulations change. Check with DRNA (Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales) before diving.
Depth reports by source
| Reported | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|
| to 75 ft (23 m) | PADI / Scuba Diving[4] | Historical |
| to 75 ft (23 m) | SSI (Scuba Schools International)[1] | Current source |
| to 75 ft (23 m) | Culebra Divers[3] | Historical |
See also
Straight-line distance only — not travel time, and not necessarily reached from the same departure point.
- Cayo Lobo — 1.2 mi
- The Arch — 2.8 mi
- Cayo Ratón — 3.0 mi
- Land's End — 3.3 mi
- Cayo del Agua — 3.5 mi
- Cayo Luis Peña — 4.1 mi
Sources & verification
Last researched: 2026-10-17 · Last independently verified: not yet field-verified · Confidence: Moderate confidence
- 1.Discovering Paradise: The Ultimate Guide to Scuba Diving in Puerto Rico — SSI (Scuba Schools International) · Dive organization · Tier 3: Corroborating · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2.Best Dive Sites in Puerto Rico — PADI / Scuba Diving (2026-02-11) · Dive organization · Tier 3: Corroborating · accessed 2026-10-11
- 3.Cayo Lobito — Culebra Divers (1999-10-09) · Dive operator · Tier 2: Specialist · historical
- 4.Ten Best Places to Go Scuba Diving in Puerto Rico — PADI / Scuba Diving (2008-11-23) · Dive publication · Tier 3: Corroborating · historical
- 5.NOAA Marine Protected Areas Inventory 2024 (feature service NOAA_MPA_Inventory_2023), State = PR — NOAA NOS Office of National Marine Sanctuaries - MPA Center (2024) · Government dataset · Tier 1: Primary / authoritative · accessed 2026-09-25
- 6.Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — Domestic Names, Puerto Rico — U.S. Geological Survey (2026-08-28) · Government dataset · Tier 1: Primary / authoritative · accessed 2026-10-17
Facts are summarised in our own words from the sources above; we do not reproduce operators’ or publishers’ descriptions. How confidence is assigned.