Roca Partida is a small pinnacle located west of Socorro and San
Benedicto, about 250 miles south of Cabo San Lucas.
It is only 115 feet high and 300 feet
from end to end. Its the smallest island in the Revillagigedo Archipelago. This
stony pillar attracts pelagics and large schools of jacks and tuna.
Beneath
the surface the wall drops straight down to deep water. There are many shelves
and ridges that give refuge to the animals that hide there. At about 40' there
are large caves where groups of whitetip sharks can be found sleeping most of
the time. Depending on the current, its possible to swim around the pinnacle
several times in the course of one dive. Other times divers prefer to just hang
out in one area and watch the pelagics swim by.
Guests
have spotted schools of hammerheads, whitetip sharks, Galapagos sharks, silky
sharks, giant manta rays, dolphins, an occasional whaleshark and even humpback
whales enroute to Alaska.