Dive Sites Argentina/Chile?

[argidiver]

Hallo- Has anyone got good dive shops to recommend in Argentina and Chile?

Thanks!

 

[paula paz]

i´m a diver from Chile. This is a list of web site you can visit:

www.aquatica.cl (excelent store!!! an PADI center and PADI School. This is the store i recomended)
www.aqualung.cl
www.atmosfera4.cl
www.buceo.cl
www.australdivers.cl (Playa de Quintay)
www.islarobinsoncrusoe.cl (isla Robinson Crusoe)
www.hldivers.cl
www.alfabuceo.cl
www.fedesub.cl (federación de Buceo)

I hope this information will help you.
if you are in Chile, and still have questions, contact me!! i can help you
Good luck!!

 

[drbill]

Paula- Thanks for your list of links. Could you make any recommendations regarding the best areas to dive for kelp forests? As a kelp forest ecologist, I'm giving thought to coming to Chile to dive and take some video for comparison with our own kelp forests.

Thanks and Best Fishes,

Dr. Bill

 

[paula paz]

Paula- Thanks for your list of links. Could you make any recommendations regarding the best areas to dive for kelp forests? As a kelp forest ecologist, I'm giving thought to coming to Chile to dive and take some video for comparison with our own kelp forests.

Thanks and Best Fishes,

Dr. Bill

To be honest, i'm not a specialist in kelp, but i had dive some beautiful forest in "Zapallar", "Papudo" an "Quintay". with trunks of 1 meter tall. All of this places are no more than 200 km from "Santiago". If you ask me for a recomendation i recomend you to call or write an e-mail to a Dive Center like Aquatica and ask for a excursion. Some of they are Underwater Naturalist Specialist.

Sorry

 

[argidiver]

Paula,

Gracias por la informacion. Estare viviendo en Buenos Aires y quiero bucear bastante en America del Sur. Ya fuiste para Fernando de Noronha? Es maravillohoso!

Argidiver

 

[paula paz]

Paula,

Gracias por la informacion. Estare viviendo en Buenos Aires y quiero bucear bastante en America del Sur. Ya fuiste para Fernando de Noronha? Es maravillohoso!

Argidiver

No, no he ido. Quisiera ir el próximo año. Me han dicho que es maravilloso, sobretodo por el proyecto de Tortugas. se ven muchas tortugas por la zona.
Este año fui a Salvador de Bahía a bucear el Naufragio Cabo Arthemidi. Espectacular.
Si vienes a Chile contáctame para que te ubique en los buenos lugares para bucear acá. (y a precios convenientes)

Saludos!!!

 

[Razorblade]

You definitely want to look up Puerto Madryn just south of Buenos Aires.
They have decent cavern diving but are most popular for their sea lions and Orcas.
If you're a dry suit diver you might even want to look into the lakes a little bit farther south, close to the Chilean border. They have crystal clear water and never freeze over due to suspected underground volcanic activity. A good lake to look into is the lake Nahuel Huapi which is conveniently located right by the well known ski resort Bariloche.

 

[AndyMurch]

Hi Paula,
I am coming to Chile to make some dives for a magazine article in November. If possible, I would like to photograph tiburon pinta roja. Do you know where would be a good area to try to find this shark?