Dive Review of Maria La Gorda in
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Maria La Gorda, Jul, 2008, by Gary Bergeron, AB, Canada ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 4248.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The accomodations are sparse and not very cozy. However the opportunity to congreagte at the bar (drinks were very cheap) and meet all sort of nationalities at night is great. The dive outfit is very professional and they are very safety concious. The price per dive (1 tank) starts out at 25 $CUC (approximately 28$ CAD) and goes down for packagaes of 4, 6...etc. Night dives are available for 40 $CUC and need a minimum of 4 divers. The scenery (walls and swim-throughs)couple with great visibility rivals that of the Grand Caymans - spectacular. The fish life is a little sparse but so appraochable as Cuba does not have much of a fishing industry (the government is scared that unmonitored boats will be used by refugees escaping to Mexico or the US). Ideal for photography as the fish are so approachable.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Cocso Island, Grand Caymans, Sipidan, Micronesia, Belize, Hawaii, Thailand
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	75-125 Ft/ 23-38 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	90 feet, had to follow Dive Master
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Rinse Tank for cameras non-existent

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Dive Review of Maria La Gorda in Cuba

Maria La Gorda, Jul, 2008,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Maria La Gorda in
Cuba