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About this site
El Balcon Del Caribe lies off the western tip of Cuba, near the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in Pinar del Río province, within a biosphere reserve known for its steep drop-offs into deep water. The site is a reef dive reaching a maximum depth of around 25 metres. Its location along this remote stretch of coast means it is reached mainly by boats operating out of the peninsula rather than from more developed dive centers elsewhere on the island.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Lobed Star CoralOrbicella annularisReported here · unconfirmed
Massive Starlet CoralSiderastrea sidereaReported here · unconfirmed
Boulder star coralOrbicella franksiReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Four-eyed ButterflyfishChaetodon capistratusReported here · unconfirmed
Mountainous Star CoralOrbicella faveolataReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatumReported here · unconfirmed
Durable tips from divers — access, hazards, marine life, facilities. For day-of conditions, use the report tool in the conditions card above.
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