Cave diving · Central America & Caribbean
Cave diving in Cuba
Cuba's limestone coasts hold water-filled cenotes, several of which are visited by snorkellers and divers. In Matanzas province, Cueva de los Peces near Playa Girón on the Bay of Pigs coast is described as a deep cenote linked to the sea, and Cueva de Saturno near Varadero is a fresh-water cenote cave with shallow submerged galleries. Published, verifiable information on Cuban cave diving is limited.
How access works
No official national rules for cave diving were found for this edition. The documented sites operate as visitor attractions with on-site services; dive access, operators and any permit requirements should be confirmed locally.
A general summary; each site page gives its own dated access information.
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Entrances and dive sites
| Site | Cave system | Type | Access | |
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Cueva de SaturnoCarbonera, about 20 km west of Varadero | — | Cenote | Access status not verified |
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Cueva de los PecesPlaya Girón / Bay of Pigs coast, Zapata Peninsula | — | Cenote | Access status not verified |
Every fact on this page, with its source (2)
| Fact | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cueva de los Peces near Playa Girón is a cenote more than 70 m deep that connects with the sea by an underground tunnel and is used for cave diving.Single encyclopedia source. | Reported | [1] |
| Cueva de Saturno near Varadero is a fresh-water cenote with two galleries reaching about 20 m, explored by scuba divers.Undated guide site. | Reported | [2] |
Verified: stated by an official or primary source we opened. Reported: from a secondary source only. Sources conflict: the note gives both versions. May be out of date: the newest source we found is old.
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