Punta Francés
A marine national park south of Isla de la Juventud, with coral walls reckoned among the finest in Cuba.
Depth
5–40 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water
Average visibility
30 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
November-April
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
55 USD / dive
A marine national park south of Isla de la Juventud, with coral walls reckoned among the finest in Cuba.
Location
See on the interactive map40 species documented in Punta Francés
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Critically EndangeredCoral cuerno de alce
Acropora palmata
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
Data DeficientLangosta espinosa del Caribe
Panulirus argus
Least ConcernMorena verde
Gymnothorax funebris
VulnerableTiburón nodriza
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
Abanico de mar púrpura
Gorgonia ventalina
Cangrejo azul
Callinectes sapidus
Cangrejo azul terrestre
Cardisoma guanhumi
Cangrejo fantasma atlántico
Ocypode quadrata
Carabela portuguesa
Physalia physalis
Ecosystem
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