Desecheo Island is located off the west coast of Puerto Rico, some 45 minutes by boat from Mayaguez.  The island is uninhabited, except for a herd of wild goats.

Dive sites in Desecheo range from calm drift dives at 60' to deeper dives (up to and above 120') to more challenging strong current drift dives.  It is a popular dive spot, and on a good weekend one can find three or more dive boats in the area.

Our last visit to Desecheo was on July of 1999.  The pictures shown here are from the two dives we did that day.  The first dive was a deep (80'-120') dive, while the second was a calm drift dive at about 60'.  The dive trip was organized by Amaury Alvelo of Akuasport.

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A beautiful coral formation off Desecheo Island

The bottom surface in Desecheo is full of coral formations and life	Spotted scorpionfish resting on the sand
A porcupinefish swimming away from the camera	A peacock flounder gliding along the bottom
This "chimera" is actually two fish swimming towards each other	A coral formation with a small blue fish
Fish hiding in the corals	Another f
An old crab hiding in a small cave	Fish swimming in the distance
Yet another fish in the corals	The divers prepare to resurface

A tube coral, off the coast of Desecheo Island

As you can see, Desecheo Island offers quality diving not far from the main island of Puerto Rico.  A typical two tank trip costs $75 per person.