Puerto Rico Dive Sites

Guánica & La Parguera · Lajas

Turrumote

Also known as: Turrumote Reef · Cayo El Turrumote

Depth
—
Access
Access not established
Type
Reef
Confidence
Moderate confidence

Overview

Turrumote, also known as Cayo El Turrumote, is a middle-shelf emergent reef off Lajas. DRNA surveys classify the bottom here as coral reef and colonized hard bottom, and the site has mooring buoys designated for diving. Published depth information is lacking. It lies within La Parguera Natural Reserve; check current DRNA rules.[1][2][3][4]

Site characteristics

Habitat & marine life

  • Arrecife de coral/fondo colonizado (DRNA 2005 classification)[2]

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

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.

Sources & verification

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

  1. 1.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
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.Noreste Mooring Buoys3_WFL1 (layer pr_mooringbuoys2) - Boyas de Amarre — Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (DRNA); published on ArcGIS Online by a DRNA Northeast Ecological Corridor reserve management officer (2021-06-10) · Government dataset · 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
  5. 5.CARICOMP Coral_Station.txt (NODC accession 0000501) — NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center / CARICOMP · 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.