Sharks Friends, Camaguey. Cuba

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• Santa Lucia. Camaguey, Cuba
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• Destination: Camaguey

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Description of the Scuba-Diving Area This area off Santa Lucía Beach, which has one of the most important and picturesque coral reefs in the world, is particularly attractive for experienced scuba divers. In the channel leading into the Bay of Nuevitas, you can see a spectacular show with Bull Sharks (Carcharhinus leucas)— the only one of its kind in the world, which attracts many divers. You can make deep dives at walls with caves where schools of small fish such as Shad (Ethmidium maculatum), Sardines and Anchovies (Engraulis cubanus) live. There are many Southern Stingrays (Dasyatis americana) near the seabed, which has many sandy áreas and ridges that mark the edge of the insular shelf, and you can also explore two sunken ships: the Nuevo Moriera and Nuestra Señora Virgen de Altagracia, which went down at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. Vessels Description: one 41-foot ship and two 13-foot launches Capacity per day: 50 pax Number of departures per day: 2 Services Types of dives: reef, sunken ship, wall, currentand night Scuba-diving courses: resort and all other levels Other services: souvenirshop Useful Information Equipment included Hotel—scuba-diving center transfers included Numberof diving sites: 35 International certif ication: ACUC and SNS Accommodations: Brisas Santa Lucía, Club Santa Lucía, Club Amigo Mayanabo and Club Amigo Caracol Hotels Other information: You must present your passport before scuba diving. Recommended Diving Sites Sunken Ship, Nuevo Mortera Sharks Las Mantas Sunken Ship Virgen de Altagracia El Escalón

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Sharks Friends is located in Camaguey

Camaguey is the birthplace of some of the most relevant personalities of Cuban Culture: Nicolás Guillén, Cuba's Laureate Poet; writer and poetess Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda; Ballet of CCamaguey, the second company of Cuba, and the Folkloric Dance Group; famous painters Fidelio Ponce de León and Flora Fong are only some of the examples worth mentioning. Popular festivities like the San Juan Camagüeyano, a traditional festival that started in the 18th century, have transcended until our days.

Camaguey City, the capital of the province, treasures one of the most important historical centers in the country, recently declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO; and is one of the Cuban cities that better preserve the Hispano-Arabic features regarding urbanism and architecture. Its several churches have significant examples of the art and religious-funeral customs of colonial times.

Santa Lucia Beach, located in the northern coast of the easterncentral part of Cuba, is the main tourist destination in Camaguey province. It has some 21km of warm transparent water, fine white sand and a well preserved environment that serves as habitat to important pink flamingos' colonies. It faces the Old Channel of Bahamas, surrounded to the east by Las Tunas province; to the west by the Jardines del Rey archipelago and to the south by the flat lands of Camaguey. The coral formations, located just 2km off the coast, display a surprising biodiversity that invite to contemplate the undersea beauties. There are 35 diving points at Santa Lucía Beach that allow divers meeting with the remains of sunken ships from the 19th and 20th centuries as well as enjoying a curious show in which experienced guides feed with their bare hands friendly sharks near the Nuevitas Bay.

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