(La foto es tomada por Noel Lopez)
There is a place, about 80 kilometers south of Cuba, where time has stopped and it runs completely unrelated to our time. Its name comes from Christopher Columbus himself, who was the first European to see with his own eyes the wonders that this place held during his second trip to America, when he discovered a huge stretch of sandbanks, reefs and mangroves and baptized it in honor of Queen Isabel the Catholic with the name we know it today: The Gardens of
the Queen.
Se trata de una larga barrera de más de 100 kilómetros de longitud en la que encontramos unas 250 islas e islotes y que ha permanecido intacta prácticamente desde esos tiempos.
Apenas unos pocas personas acceden a bucear aquí cada año, dada su lejanía de la costa y la protección del lugar, considerado como el Parque Nacional más grande de Cuba, con una extensión de más de 2.500 kilómetros cuadrados. Un sistema interminable de arrecifes nos espera junto con una fauna única y abundante.
It is a long barrier of more than 100 kilometers in length in which we find about 250 islands and islets that have remained intact almost since those times.
Hardly a few people dive here every year, given its distance from the coast and the protection of the place, considered the largest National Park in Cuba, with an extension of more than 2,500 square kilometers. An endless system of reefs awaits us along with a unique and abundant wildlife.
(La foto es tomada por Rafa Fernández)
El conjunto de barreras coralinas incluye zonas vírgenes conservadas más o menos intactas desde la época del descubrimiento de América. La fauna de Jardines de la Reina se compone de iguanas y aves no migratorias como pelícanos y garzas; además de tiburones y una gran variedad de especies de peces, que junto a los corales y las aguas cristalinas, son un gran atractivo para el submarinismo.
The set of coral reefs includes virgin areas preserved more or less intact since the time of the discovery of America. The fauna of Jardines de la Reina is composed of iguanas and non-migratory birds such as pelicans and herons; In addition to sharks and a great variety of fish species, which together with the corals and the crystalline waters, are a great attraction for diving.
Peces
La abundancia de peces y la presencia de especies carismáticas que convierten a este parque en un paraíso, donde se puede apreciar algunas especies (sp) como peces Loro , Meros negros , Rayas , Tortugas , Tiburones de arrecifes, entre otras más.
Fish
The abundance of fish and the presence of charismatic species that make this park a paradise, where you can appreciate some species (sp) such as Loro fish, Black Meros, Rays, Turtles, Reef sharks, among others more.
Arrecife Coralino
Ecosistema de alta sensibilidad y complejidad, formado por sólidas estructuras que crecen sobre el fondo marino, colonizados por el desarrollo de corales pétreos o hermatípicos, formadores de arrecifes, unidos a Algas rojas calcáreas, corales blandos y otros organismos marinos. Algunas de las especies de corales que podemos apreciar en este bello hábitat es la: Acropora palmata, conocido como Orejón y el Acropora cervicornis conocido como Coral Cuerno de alce o venado, sp-Oculina diffusa conocido como Coral de Marfil, sp-porites porites, conocido como coral poroso de dedos y Porites astreoides, sp-Millepora- Corales de fuego. Las especies más conocidas son: Millepora alcicornis, Millepora squarrosa y Millepora complanata.
Coral Reef Highly sensitive and complex ecosystem, formed by solid structures that grow on the seabed, colonized by the development of stony corals or hermatypics, forming reefs, joined to red calcareous algae, soft corals and other marine organisms. Some of the coral species that we can appreciate in this beautiful habitat is the: Acropora palmata, known as Orejon and the Acropora cervicornis known as Stag's Horn Coral or deer, sp-Oculina diffusa known as Ivory Coral, sp-porites porites, known as porous coral of fingers and Porites astreoides, sp-Millepora- Fire Corals. The best known species are: Millepora alcicornis, Millepora squarrosa and Millepora complanata.
*Nota: Rafa Fernández y Noel Lopez fueron compañeros de viaje.
*Note: Rafa Fernández and Noel Lopez were traveling companions.
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