Naufragio Folias

Naufragio Folias ranks 10th on the list of the best dive sites in Argentina. The "Folias" is a shipwreck very close to the coast at an average depth of 12 meters according to the height of the tide. Diving starts at the beach and the remains are upholstered in sponges, ascidians, and algae. Now, the crown jewel is undoubtedly the Naufragio Folias. If the current is calm and clean, the superstructure of this impressive 160-meter-long cruise that was shipwrecked in 1930 near Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse may be toured. In 1953, experts attempted to liberate it and tug it to the shore of Ushuaia. It was divided into two parts for such a purpose but maneuvers failed and it ended up getting definitely lost in the blue abyss.

If divers have the correct equipment, they can go underwater at any time of the year, bearing in mind that visibility reaches 20 meters in the winter whereas it only gets to 7 meters in the summer, due to a large amount of plankton present in the sea during that season. Naufragio Folias has many backlights and you can go inside, but only with a local guide, as it has several danger points of collapse. It has abundant marine flora and the fauna varies depending on the season.

Location: Puerto Madryn, Argentina