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What Diving the Revillagigedos Archipelago Really Looks Like, Part Three

May 20, 2018 By Tam Warner Leave a Comment

diving the revillagigedos, revillagigedos archipelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — San Benedicto is my favorite!

What Diving the Revillagigedos Archipelago Really Looks Like!!!!

While I love diving the entire archipelago of Revillagigedos, I confess to a slight bias toward the island of San Benedicto. I have several reasons for this, and the first is the appearance of the island itself. I absolutely love the lava streamed rock of the island, which last erupted in 1952. It also has amazing dive sites, namely El Boiler and the 3 Sisters. Each of these sites was boiling with wildlife action! Enjoy!

diving the revillagigedos, revillagigedos archipelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — El Boiler is known for awesome Manta Ray encounters!

diving the revillagigedos, revillagigedos archipelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — The Towers on El Boiler

I am fascinated with the clearly intelligent eyes of the manta.

diving the revillagigedos, revillagigedos archipelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — Our divemaster, Jenny, looking up at a manta ray

diving the revillagigedos, revillagigedos archipelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — Dr Andrea Marshall, Queen of Mantas

diving the revillagigedos archiepelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — One of my identification photos. Mantas almost always have Remoras on board, with no way to get them off.

diving the revillagigedos, revillagigedos archipelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — Andrea took a couple of photos of me photographing a manta! So cool!

diving the revillagigedos, revillagigedos archipelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — Remoras cling top and bottom to Mantas.

diving the revillagigedos archiepelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — It was Hammerhead time on El Boiler, but I couldn’t get close enough for a really clear photo. They are sooo cool.

diving the revillagigedos, revillagigedos archipelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — A beauty hanging out with its companions.

diving the revillagigedos, revillagigedos archipelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — Hello big Moray!

diving the revillagigedos, revillagigedos archipelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — A Clarion Angelfish on the Three Sister’s Garden.

diving the revillagigedos, revillagigedos archipelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — Scorpionfish.

diving the revillagigedos, revillagigedos archipelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — A Melanistic Manta…pure black on top, with these markings on its underside. My favorite!

diving the revillagigedos, revillagigedos archipelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — Tigo (divemaster) and my buddy, Ingrid, cutting fishing line. There is no fishing allowed in this reserve!

diving the revillagigedos, revillagigedos archipelago, san benedicto island, el boiler, three sisters — The Three Sisters Garden area

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