Dive Review of Island Scuba/Parador Guanica 1929 in
Puerto Rico/Guanica

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Island Scuba/Parador Guanica 1929, May, 2012, by Joan Wilson, OK, US ( 2 reports). Report 6550.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Pedro and Nayda run/own the dive shop, and they are very anxious to take care of the divers needs. They provided beverages and snacks between dives, and did a fresh-water hose rinse of your dive gear before they stored it for the night. They were also helpful in suggestions of places to eat in the area. The reef top is deep ( 45-70 feet ) so the depth issues with your computer are more of a factor than air consumption. By the time we were at half a tank, the computer had us into the caution zone a tick or two out of decompression, so we spent the last half of the dive hanging at 25-30 feet with the ocean bottom well below us. I think this would be a perfect place for Nitrox as most of the diving is in the 40-80 foot range. The dive sites are a short boat ride away from the shop ( 10-20 minutes ) and their spacious boat is well equipped for diving with a good ladder and rear platform.
Websites	Island Scuba
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Roatan, Curacao, Bonaire, St. Vincent, Little Cayman, Grand Cayman, Corn Island, Costa Rica, Belize
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	78-79°F / 26-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	just follow your own computer
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	The rinse tank on the boat was a cooler filled with salt water. No rinse tank back at the shop, but a fresh water hose was available on board.

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Dive Review of Island Scuba/Parador Guanica 1929 in Puerto Rico/Guanica

Island Scuba/Parador Guanica 1929, May, 2012,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Island Scuba/Parador Guanica 1929 in
Puerto Rico/Guanica