The event,
ruled by the World Underwater Federation, forecasted the presence of
teams from 50 countries, out of the 152 that make up this
federation, an average figure in most games of this kind, reported
in the capital Deborah Andollo, president of the Cuban Underwater
Federation and former diving world record holder.
The Colony Hotel, located in the special municipality of the Isle of
Youth, will welcome participants who will compete in waters of Punta
Frances, once one of the top 10 dive photography scenarios in the
world and the best in Latin America.
Andollo also announced that from February 15th through the 20th, the
2010 Colony Fotosub, the second such event in consecutive years,
will be held, under the sponsorship pf the the Cuban Ministry of
Tourism and Marlin Marinas company, with the attendance of 36
representatives from seven nations .
The seabed of the Cuban archipelago is one of its main attractions,
where more than a thousand species of fish, 200 types of sponges, 60
varieties of coral live along and a significant sample of molluscs,
crustaceans, and algae.
Currently, Cuba has 15 International Diving Center and 674 dive
sites, scattered through Santiago de Cuba, Jardines de la Reina,
Trinidad, Cienfuegos, Cayo Largo del Sur, Havana, Varadero, Santa
Lucía, Guardalavaca and Jardines del Rey.
The latter is one of the largest coral reef in the country, which
extends over 450
kilometers and is considered the second largest in the world after
the one in Australia.
