El Negro
Also known as: Joyuda/Puerto Real · cayo, Joyuda · cayo 'El Negro' · Negro
Dive siteFrom Puerto Rico Dive Sites, the sourced field guide
El Negro
| Region | West Coast |
|---|---|
| Municipality | Cabo Rojo |
| Access | Boat dive |
| Site type | Not established |
| Depth (reported range) | 20–80 ft (6–24 m)Historical source only (1998) |
| Location | Approximate area shown on the map (within about 300 m).Location evidence: Official dataset (nearby feature)[5] |
| Confidence | Low confidence |
| Last researched | 2026-10-17 |
Overview
El Negro is a reef at a cay in the Joyuda area off Cabo Rojo, reached by boat. A 2015 Noticel feature calls it a standout place to dive, and Mayagüez dive-shop site lists from 2000 and 2007 included it among the west coast's most visited boat dives. The 1998 dive guide gave 20 to 80 ft. A reef-monitoring program surveys aggregate reef here at about 16 and 33 ft.[1][2][3][4][5]
Habitat & marine life
- Aggregate reef (Middle-Shelf) at station 'El Negro 5m'[5]
- Aggregate reef (Middle-Shelf) at station 'El Negro 10m'[5]
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.
Depth reports by source
| Reported | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 20–80 ft (6–24 m) | Colleen Ryan & Brian Savage / Complete Dive Guide Publications[4] | Historical (1998) |
Historical record
What a historical source reported at the time. Not verified as current — access, moorings, reef condition and names may have changed.
Listed as “Negro” · 20–80 ft (6–24 m) · 1998[4]
- boat
Match to this modern site is probable; see research notes.
See also
Straight-line distance only — not travel time, and not necessarily reached from the same departure point.
- Pata 'e Palo — 1.2 mi
- Tourmaline Reef — 2.1 mi
- Isla de Ratones (Cabo Rojo) — 4.5 mi
- Playa Buyé — 7.8 mi
- Playa El Combate — 12 mi
- Tres Palmas (Steps) — 14 mi
Sources & verification
Last researched: 2026-10-17 · Last independently verified: not yet field-verified · Confidence: Low confidence
- 1.El paraíso submarino de Puerto Rico — Noticel (2015-07-31) · Other · Tier 3: Corroborating · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2.The Dive Shop - Puntos de Buceo - Internet Archive capture 2000-08-23 — The Dive Shop Puerto Rico (Mayagüez) (2000) · Dive operator · Tier 2: Specialist · historical
- 3.The Dive Shop Puerto Rico - Puntos de Buceo - Internet Archive capture 2007-07-21 — The Dive Shop Puerto Rico (Mayagüez) (2006) · Dive operator · Tier 2: Specialist · historical
- 4.The Complete Diving Guide: The Caribbean, Volume 3 (Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands) — Colleen Ryan & Brian Savage / Complete Dive Guide Publications (1998) · Historical guide · Tier 3: Corroborating · historical
- 5.Puerto Rico Long-Term Coral Reef Monitoring Program Database Compilation (DwC-A v1.9, GBIF dataset b3b7d5c4-f73a-475b-a203-c6a1ddd040cd, DOI 10.15468/heuugg) — DRNA Puerto Rico / NOAA CRCP (published via OBIS-USA IPT) (2022-02-13) · 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.