The Gardens of the Queen

[@ProdigiousHdawg]

Great piece. I'm almost done reading David Guggenheim's book "The Remarkable Reefs of Cuba" right now (which is an awesome book -- very well and entertainingly-written and also very informative; I highly recommend it!), and he mentions this video in there so of course I had to search for it. I was just in Cuba and had the privilege of getting to dive at Playa Coral off the northern shore, and also Bahia de los Cochinos off the southern shore, and both places were seriously absolutely incredible!!! Some of the most thriving reefs I've ever seen. The country/government itself of course has its fair share of problems (and of course not every beach/area of water is as clean as shown here or as both the aforementioned areas where I got to dive), but it does indeed have some completely stunning and surprisingly healthy reefs/reef ecosystems.

[@pietroburgo1]

God, the reef is so beautiful and i cant believe the diversity of life down there

[@VisualPrecisionLtd]

A great report but diving over a reef means respecting the reef, that includes not putting fins down on the bottom and not touching the reef with hands.

[@AmitSharma-bp8md]

Great...👍🙏🙏👍

[@ScubaCenterMN]

One of our staff had an amazing trip there in Sep. 2013 with the nonprofit organization Ocean Doctor . Can't wait to take another group for a people-to-people educational visit in April 2014.

[@GeraldFGraham]

Excellent! I first learned of David Guggenheim's important work in Cuba, and the country's rich biodiversity, from the recent PBS Nature documentary "Cuba: The Accidental Eden".

[@capsanddogs]

Thanks for the information Anderson! It does make me face palm a little that you touch (even bare handed! most people who are reef touchers wear gloves) the coral reef on video a couple times....Goodbye "untouched by man"

[@4evaFanFuruba]

That's nature right there. I hope it stays.

[@aquialonsoniko573]

No fins on the ocean floor,to begin with,such a shame.

[@Natsmilller]

Beautiful area.

[@jgblazejack]

I know Anderson Cooper didn't catch that bonefish.

[@yonkoduo4219]

Now Goliath groupers are everywhere

[@TheDancerall]

Maybe next time they should visit the Bay of Havana, which has one of the most polluted bays in the world and that has been killing the underwater fauna for decades now. Anderson Cooper could make a trip there and try to find out how that plan worked out at the end, he could also pay visit to Guanabo Beach, east of havana, where dirty water pits flow all the way to the beaches where kids and families bathe all year long. but that would be asking a reporter to do an unbiased job and that would kill the agenda right away, wouldn't it?

[@Jcauto-t4r]

TheDancerall or the beaches in Florida that constantly are filled with dangerous fecal bacterias and are constantly been closed to the public until the water get a bit better right ?

[@mayi757]

@@Jcauto-t4r that only happens in front of very heavily populated beaches in South Florida, and the local government and the news announce the closures. In Cuba you will find out without warning. Cuban rivers (thanks to Fidel Castro's policies) must be the most polluted in the entire Caribbean. It's good to see these reefs in good condition, because Cuba under FIdel, became an environmental disaster

[@user-zw6ux2sh1h]

aight

[@ronencohen9182]

👎

[@ronencohen9182]

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