Colony Scuba Diving Center, Isla de la Juventud. Cuba

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• Destination: Isla de la Juventud

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Description of the Scuba-Diving Area This is where those who really know and love scuba diving come. All of the main features of Cuba's underwater insular shelf (tape grass (Thalassia testidinum), reef crests, ridges and walls) and a wide diversity of species are represented in this area of around three square nautical miles (3.4 square kilometers). The number and kinds of fish vary from one place to another, but you can be pretty sure to see schools of Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus), Anchovy (Engraulis cubanus), pagualas (Chaetodipterus faber), Horse-eye Jack (Caranx latus), Grunts (Haemulon spp.), Schoolmasters (Lutjanus apodus) and Yellowtail Snappers (Ocyurus chrysurus). Nassau Groupers {Epiphelus striatus) Black Groupers (Mycteroperca bonaci) and Barracudas (Sphyraena spp.) are frequent visitors to this área, and you can see turtles and Spotted Eagle Rays (Aetobatus narinari) on occasion and—less frequently—sharks. The diving sites contain sunken ships, coral (including large colonies of Black Coral (Antipathes salix), gorgonians, sponges, caves, passages, hillocks and valleys. Vessels Description:Description: three 41-foot ships and one 61-footship Capacity per day: 60 pax Number of departures per day: 1 (all-day tripwith2dives) Services Types of dives: reef, sunken ship, wall, scuba diving from the coast, drift scuba diving and night scuba diving. Scuba-diving courses: resort and all other level, including specialties Equipment rental Useful Information Number of diving sites: 20 International certification: ACUC and SSI. Accommodations: Colony Hotel Other information: You must present your passport before scuba diving. Recommended Diving Pared de Coral Negro (buoy 1) El Valle de los Guacamayos (buoy 2), Túnel del Amor (buoy 4), Cueva Azul (buoy 7), El Reino Mágico (buoy 12), Pasaje Escondido (buoy 14) El Paraíso de Muky (buoy 36), El Reino de Sahara (buoy 40,

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Colony Scuba Diving Center is located in Isla de la Juventud

Also called "the island of a thousand names" because of the many names it has had since Christopher Columbus discovered it and called it La Evangelista. The Indians called it Camargo, Guanaja and Siguanea. Governor Diego Velazquez called it Santiago.

Others have called it Treasure Island (because it was where Robert Louis Stevenson set his famous novel); Cotorras (Parrot) Island, because of the abundance of parrots there; and the Isle of Pines. In the 1970s, because of the many schools in the countryside that were built there, its name was officially changed to Isle of Youth.

It is the second largest island in the Cuban archipelago (2,357 square km. - 910 square miles). Its many attractions include the Punta Frances National Marine Park, Bibijagua Beach, the Los Indios-San Felipe Natural Preserve, the pictographs in Punta del Este caves, the Colony International Scuba-Diving Center, El Abra Farm and the "Model" Prison.

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