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Playa Bulnes

Provincia de Iquique, Región de Tarapacá · Chile

What have people found?

Giant keyhole limpet, edible chilean sea urchin and striped anemone turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Sally lightfoot crab, south american multiradiate sun star and black sea urchin are the usual finds. ~44 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Playa Bulnes for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~9:30~19:30
  2. Mon 16 Nov~10:00in the dark~20:30
  3. Tue 17 Nov~11:00in the dark~22:00

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from June and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 100 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code

What lives at Playa Bulnes?

Species records from iNaturalist

Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
South American Multiradiate Sun StarHeliaster helianthus
Black Sea UrchinArbacia nigra
Edible Chilean Sea UrchinLoxechinus albus
Peruvian periwinkleEchinolittorina peruviana
Phymanthea pluviaPhymanthea pluvia
Colpomenia tuberculataColpomenia tuberculata
Oulactis concinnataOulactis concinnata
Chilean AbaloneConcholepas concholepas
Luidia magellanicaLuidia magellanica
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
Dictyota kunthiiDictyota kunthii
Jehlius cirratusJehlius cirratus
striped anemoneAnthothoe chilensis
Giant Keyhole LimpetFissurella maxima
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