Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil
Despite its name, Buraco do Inferno is a calm dive, with a maze of crevices and an underwater grotto with rock formations, where only a few passages are possible, with no long penetrations. The small grotto has a floor of volcanic pebbles, and its ceiling forms an air pocket where it is possible to breathe without the regulator. There are two explanations for the name: the strong pressure changes that the tides cause in the grotto, and the small cave of the same name in the rock.
The rock formations shelter crustaceans and small reef fish, and turtles, lobsters and octopuses are also seen. There are also french angelfish, coneys, nurse sharks and manta rays, as well as sting rays followed by trevally that feed on what the rays stir up from the bottom.
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