My final stop in Cuba is an isolated beach with one hotel on the west coast, famous for its great diving spots. Here the water is crystal clear and the reefs amazing, including a sheer wall of coral 2000 metres deep and a valley of black coral.
Maria La Gorda is named after a voluptuous Venezuelan girl who was abducted from the Venezuelan coast and abandoned here. In order to survive she was forced to sell herself to passing buccaneers.
The diving here is incredible, with many different corals including the elegant Gorgonian sea fans. Only 15 metres under water I can see over the sheer wall of coral plunging into the abyss. Over the edge there's nothing but deep blue.
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