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Drake Island Dive Site
Panama
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Advice for diving Drake Island in Panama
Name after Sir Francis Drake, it is believe to be the final resting place where fellow pirates dress him up in his uniform and gave him a funeral at sea.
Also is one of the most colorful reefs in the area with an abundant amount of sponges and activity of colorful fish.
The site is mostly for beginner divers a well as advance, having great contour in the shallow areas and walls withing reach for the advance diver!
most times is very calm without any current!
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Advice on Diving inPanama
...and humid year round. The rainy season is May- November and the dry season is December-April (with less humidity and almost no rain.) Panama is not in the hurricane belt, but it can get strong winds from nearby storms. Air temperatures throughout the year range form 20-32C, being a bit cooler in the winter/dry season. Water temperatures vary between coasts. The Caribbean side the water can be as cool as 25C in the winter and as warm as 28C in the summer. Coiba can get as cold as 20C during winter and reaches a high of around 24C in the summer. Panama is easily accessed by Tocumen Intern...
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| Name | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
2 Oceans DiversPanama |
2.55 km | |
Dive Adventure PortobeloPanama |
2.75 km | |
Panama Divers, Inc.Panama |
4.02 km | |
Golden Frog ScubaPanama |
4.49 km | |
PANAMA REEF DIVERSPanama |
11.48 km |
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| Name | Distance | |
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Colon PortobeloPanama |
2.65 km | |
PortobeloPanama |
4.01 km | |
Panama |
11.48 km | |
PUERTO LINDOPanama |
11.48 km | |
Rainbow CityPanama |
32.18 km | |
ColonPanama |
32.85 km | |
PanamaPanama |
65.77 km |
| Name | Distance |
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ONX | Enrique Adolfo JimenezPanama, Colon |
30.49 km |
RSI | Rio SidraPanama, Rio Sidra |
51.79 km |
PVE | El PorvenirPanama, El Porvenir |
75.05 km |
PAC | Paitilla-Marcos A. GelabertPanama, Panama City |
67.05 km |
BLB | BalboaPanama, Balboa |
69.35 km |
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