Since 1990 researches have been done in order to declare the strip of sea that covers from Corrientes Cape to San Antonio’s Cape, as National Park of Guanahacabibes and protected area ,with only a part of it devoted to contemplative scuba diving, with around 50 dive spots in a 20 km. long marine platform available for such an activity. In that area you can see the most various species of fish, sponges, gorgonians and corals, mostly black coral. You can also find there big cave formations, caverns and tunnels with hundreds of hidden wrecks of galleons and ships that used to roam those seas.

Amid this beautiful place is located the International Diving Center “María la Gorda”, ideal place for both, beginners and experienced divers. The sea bottom in this area has the most clear and colorful contrasts for the practice of sub aquatic photography since the transparency of the water allows a visibility of 30 m long up to 30m of depth; the medium water temperature varies between 24 C in December and February to 30 C in August. The marine platform is very thin and ends very close from the coast with depths between 200m and 1000m.