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Visit to the Cuban Crocodile Reproduction Station

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Visit to the Cuban Crocodile Reproduction Station.

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It is located 20 km from the National Highway to the right of the road from Jagüey Grande to Playa Larga, its main objective is the reproduction in captivity of the Cuban Crocodile, an endemic species threatened with extinction, it has an adequate facility with corrals where The specimens from 1 to 6 years old and adult reproducers are shown, the tour begins with an explanation of the objectives of the installation, life cycle, reproduction, feeding and importance of the Cuban Crocodile in nature as an umbrella species within the Zapata ecosystem. A show of capturing the crocodile can be observed and photographed with these saurians. The place also has souvenir shops and a ranch enlivened by a musical group from the territory that plays Cuban music where you can enjoy a wide range of Cuban and international cocktails as well as taste the crocodile meat. The visit lasts approximately 45 min.

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Contemplative diving

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Contemplative diving:

Diving and Snorkeling are among the most important attractions for the region, there are five International Diving Centers: Playa Larga, Cueva de Los Peces, Punta Perdiz, Playa Girón and Caleta Buena. All of them offer courses in different specialties with the international SSI certification: Open Water, Advance and various specialties. There are 11 environmentally certified diving spots in the region and some of them are related to ancient legends about corsairs and pirates that haunted the area.

Diving is done from the coast, it is not necessary to use boats due to the proximity of the talub (between 80 and 100 m from the coast) which allows double diving during the day plus one dive at night. These characteristics allow Multilevel Diving, slowly descending from the coast to the depth the diver wishes and vice versa. Additionally, deep diving can be carried out up to more than 30 meters. One of the diving attractions in the region is the existence of four small sunken boats that are located 150 m from the coast and where abundant marine life can be observed. Cliffs, tunnels and flaps are very common on the seabed of this region. There are also plenty of elk antlers, leaf corals, star corals, sea fans, black coral, a variety of barrel-shaped sponges, tubular, baskets and cups, a variety of fish species. Upon reaching the veril about 100 meters from the coast, another great attraction appears, the steep wall with depths of 40 meters where you can find large sponges, gorgonians and corals.

Diving in the Zapata Peninsula is based on the principles of preserving underwater ecosystems, with the entire area where it is performed, within a protected area and always accompanied by highly experienced professional instructors, horizontal visibility in winter is 30 m and in summer 25 m and temperatures oscillate in summer around 32 ° C and in winter 27 ° C.

The transport to the diving points mail by the client with the exception of the clients that are served in the CIB of Playa largo and Playa Girón los cueles have 24-seater buses to transport them to the diving point of their choice. The carrying capacity or assimilation of daily customers of the product in the territory given its extension is 15 pax per point x days in maximum groups of 8 pax per dive and in the case of snorkeling it is 15 pax per instructor. It is an activity with a certain degree of complexity that involves risks, so that before the dive, clients must previously sign a certificate of responsibility.

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Sport-recreational fishing

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Sport-recreational fishing:

La Ciénaga de zapata has three areas for sport fishing, Las Salinas de Brito, El Río Hatiguanico and Laguna del Tesoro, all being protected areas with different management categories. a very specialized activity where modern motor boats are used that have facilities in their structure to carry out fishing from it, in the proper execution of the activity these boats are manually propelled by the guide to allow access in the as much quiet as possible with the client to the different areas where the fish are, sometimes very shallow. The areas where it is developed stand out for the good state of conservation of the natural resource and its scenic beauty.

In the area of Las Salinas de Brito the center of the activity is the macabí (Alvula sp), as an umbrella species and the shad (Megalops atlanticus), the Palometa (Trachinotus falcatus) and the Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) that give a complement of additional quality in the conformation of the product while in the Hatiguanico River and its tributaries there is a fishing potential that longitudinally spans more than 40 kilometers for tarpon as a fundamental species and bass, cubera and others as a complement; while in the Laguna del Tesoro the attractive species is the Cuban trout (black bass)

The internal accesses to the boarding points are by roads and dirt roads in the case of Salinas and the Hatiguanico River in good condition and that allow the client to enjoy a peculiar and beautiful nature. It is an activity of low degree of complexity from the physical point of view, although the client requires technical specialization and has 20 highly specialized guides and a carrying capacity of:

    For Las Salinas up to 8 fishermen per day
    For the Hatiguanico River up to 4 clients per day
    For the Treasure Lagoon up to 8 fishermen per day.

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Walks along the Hatiguanico River

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Walks along the Hatiguanico River:

It is accessed by an embankment of about 8 kilometers from the point known as Hato de Jicarita (Km 104 of the National Highway). It starts from a jetty in motor boats through the vast waters of the Hatiguanico River, considered the Amazon of Cuba. Exuberant mangroves and a diverse flora and fauna of fish, waterfowl, reptiles and mammals can be appreciated during the journey of about 14 km where you can visit the source of the river and take a refreshing swim in its crystalline springs. Capacity: 60 pax in two sessions (30 in the morning and 30 in the afternoon).

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