Cuba
Tanque Azul (Caletones, Gibara)
- Max depth18 m (59 ft)
- CertificationCavern
- Water temperature≈ ~24 °C (~75 °F)estimated, no reports yet
- SpecialExperienced divers
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The dive
Clear bluish water of ~24 °C, chambers with stalactites up to ~2 m and orange formations, blind fish and a large eel. According to Cuban sources this is the largest flooded cave in the country.
Profile and sections
Clear bluish water of ~24 °C, chambers with stalactites up to ~2 m and orange formations, blind fish and a large eel.
According to Cuban sources this is the largest flooded cave in the country. Czech divers first explored it in 1982.
Practical: Eagle Ray Dive Centre (Guardalavaca) guided British divers here in 2015: Advanced minimum for the light zone near the entrances, only certified cave divers further in. Whether that centre still dives it is not confirmed.
- Depth and profile
- Pool of ~30 × 15 m, bottom at 6–8 m (CubaPLUS: 7 m); inside the cave on average ~15 m and at most ~18 m. More than 3,000 m of passage surveyed (CubaPLUS: ~4 km) from three entrances, no end found anywhere; the main passages run east-west.
- Configuration
- Chambers the size of a bungalow: backmount or sidemount. Bring your own cave gear; the centre only has gear for its instructors.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Silt and fragile formations, and a 3 km carry: no scooter.
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 18 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
In the Caletones ecological reserve on the north coast of Holguín, ~70 km from Guardalavaca. From the road it is a walk of over 3 km across broken karst with no path (the guide wants no casual visitors); in 2015 the gear went by mule. Ring Hole, a second entrance in the same karst, is ~1 km from the road. Only with the local guide through a dive centre from Guardalavaca.
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