Puerto Rico Dive Sites

Guánica & La Parguera · Lajas

Enrique

Also known as: Cayo Enrique

Snorkel-friendly
Depth
0–60 ft (0–18 m)
Access
Access not established
Type
Reef
Confidence
Verified

Overview

Enrique, also called Cayo Enrique, is an inner-shelf emergent reef off Lajas, sloping from the edge of a seagrass bed down to about 60 feet. Local operators describe it as suitable for both snorkelers and divers, with occasional turtles and manatees, reached by a short boat ride. DRNA has designated mooring buoys here for diving. The reef lies within La Parguera Natural Reserve; check current DRNA rules.[1][2][3][4]

Site characteristics

Habitat & marine life

  • Vegetacion sumergida (DRNA 2005 classification)[3]
  • occasional turtles and manatees[1]

Marine life is what sources report having seen or commonly seeing — not a guarantee.

Access

  • short boat ride from the operator's dock[1]

Experience & conditions

  • Paradise Scuba & Snorkeling Center: “operator says it suits both snorkelers and divers”[1]

Attributed descriptions from sources, not our rating. Conditions vary; your training, experience and the day’s conditions decide.

Snorkeling

  • operator says it suits both snorkelers and divers[1]

What sources say about snorkeling here. Conditions change — check the sea state before you go.

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. Full safety note.

Protected area

  • La Parguera Natural Reserve (Reserva Natural La Parguera)

    Natural Reserve · Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources · Site position falls inside the official boundary[4]

    NOAA's MPA Inventory classifies this area's protection level as "Uniform Multiple Use"; fishing: no site restrictions. Anchoring: restricted.[4]

Regulations change. Check with DRNA (Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales) before diving.

Depth reports by source

ReportedSourceStatus
0–60 ft (0–18 m)Paradise Scuba & Snorkeling Center[1]Current source

Sources & verification

Last researched: 2026-10-04 · Last independently verified: not yet field-verified · Confidence: Verified

  1. 1.Dive Sites In La Parguera — Paradise Scuba & Snorkeling Center · Dive operator · Tier 2: Specialist · accessed 2026-09-25
  2. 2.Spatial and temporal patterns in reef sediment accumulation and composition, southwestern insular shelf of Puerto Rico (Caribbean Journal of Science 45(2-3):138-150) — Hernández R, Sherman C, Weil E, Yoshioka P / UPR Mayagüez (2009) · Scientific publication · Tier 1: Primary / authoritative · accessed 2026-09-25
  3. 3.Estudio de boyas de amarre localizadas en las Reservas Naturales de Guanica, Parguera y Caja de Muertos - Inventario, evaluacion ambiental y recomendaciones (main report, file E1) — Vicente & Associates, Inc. for DRNA (Coral Reef Initiative NA06NOS4190108, task CRI-13) (2008-05-07) · Government · Tier 1: Primary / authoritative · accessed 2026-09-25
  4. 4.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

Facts are summarised in our own words from the sources above; we do not reproduce operators’ or publishers’ descriptions. How confidence is assigned.