Las Cabras (Teneguía lava, 1971)
A small bay formed by the last eruption of 1971 in the volcanic south of the island. The bay gives a sheltered entry at high tide and, once you leave it, several lava tongues run down into the deep blue with usually excellent visibility; rays pass by, and one of the tongues is covered in black coral from 35 m. You finish on a platform at about 10 m with an arch and several small caves. Pillow lava makes steep walls, arches and tunnels with groupers, trumpetfish and moray eels.
Facts
- Region: Canary Islands – West
- Area: La Palma
- Depth: 10–40 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: moderate
- Type: wall, reef, cave
- Coordinates: 28.4656, -17.829 (approximate)
- Highlights: young lava from the 1971 eruption, lava tongues down to the blue, black coral from 35 m, rays, arch and small caves at 10 m
- Tips: Deeper parts (black coral at 35 m+) are for advanced divers. Position approximate (just off the bay).