Dive Review of Sea Ventures/CopaMarina in
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Sea Ventures/CopaMarina, Sep, 2005, by Dennis LeTendre, CO, USA . Report 2185.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Second time with Sea Ventures. Catain "Bam Bam" did a great job managing the boat. Good pre dive overview- Has first aid, O2 and life jackets on board. Pointed out all safety aspects very well. Saw mother pilot whale with baby on way out- Capt Bam Bam slowed boat for us to get better look. DM Tony did a good job previewing each site, and worked hard to find critters. Did two dives- one on wall to 110 ft.- with nice sea fans, sponges on the wall. Saw one nice large 5ft nurse shark, a few nice green morays, and one chained moray. Also- some very large crabs. Reef in good shape, some bleaching. Not many big fish. A few puffers, and a school of barracuda. Lots of blue tangs, yellowtail and other typical Caribbean reef fish. Copamarina resort is a beautiful place- surrounded by the Guanica Forest. Three pools and three or four hot tubs- fantastic landscaping. Actual full size beds set 2 feet off the sand right on the beach with covers for privacy and "sun control". Also hiked the Guanica Forest- a United Nations preserve. 700 year old tree, caves, unusual lizards and birds. One night we went into the town of San German- about 25 min drive from Copamarina resort. Beautiful town with many historical buildings. Found a very exceptional restaurant in San German- "Casa Vieja" Excellent food, service and atmosphere- building was constructed in early 1800s. The owners are the Nelson family-three brothers, mother and father run the restaurant. It was so good, we went back for a second night. We highly recommend "Casa Vieja" in San German. Contact Info: Sea Ventures Guanica, PR 787-315-1813 CopaMarina Resort Guanica, PR 787-821-0505 Casa Vieja Restaurant San German, PR 787-264-3954
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Hawaii, California, Mexico, Florida, Caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	80-120 Ft/ 24-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	110 feet on wall, be on hang line with 700 lbs
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	Boat has cleaning tank and ample room for photo equipment.

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Dive Review of Sea Ventures/CopaMarina in Puerto Rico/Guanica

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Dive Review of Sea Ventures/CopaMarina in
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