Cayo Piedra Reef

★★★★☆ (144)

A popular dive site located in the Varadero area, just to the east of Havana. Old yachts, frigates, and planes have been deliberately sunk for recreational exploration.

Living in and around the wreck are nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, anemones, and grouper.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 200

Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
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Total number of species: 27

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Barracuda
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Reef Manta Ray
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Green Turtle
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Bottlenose Dolphin
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Hawksbill Turtle
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Total number of species: 600

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Wrasse
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Total number of species: 7

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Sea Lion
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Loggerhead Turtle
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Total number of species: 12

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Lionfish
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Total number of species: 90

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Angelfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Pufferfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Butterfly Fish
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Total number of species: 60

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Spiny Lobster
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Total number of species: 250

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Grouper/Basslets
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Total number of species: 28

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Clownfish
7 Sightings
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Total number of species: 110

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Snapper
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Total number of species: 7000

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Crab
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Total number of species: 85

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Surgeonfish
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Total number of species: 100

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Parrotfish
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Total number of species: 60

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Soldierfish
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Total number of species: 55

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Lobster
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Total number of species: 250

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Scorpionfish
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Total number of species: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts
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Total number of species: 350

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Damselfish
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Total number of species: 190

Alamy-Water Frame

Conger Eel
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Wolf Eel
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Total number of species: 40

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Triggerfish
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Total number of species: 90

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Goatfish
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Total number of species: 3

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Trumpetfish
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Total number of species: 80

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Stingrays
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Total number of species: 130

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Pipefish
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Total number of species: 50

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Frogfish
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Total number of species: 20

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Porcupinefish
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Total number of species: 25

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Boxfish
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Total number of species: 2

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Nurse Shark
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Total number of species: 30

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Sand Eel
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Total number of species: 300

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Snake Eel
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Total number of species: 40

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Jackfish
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Total number of species: 60

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Squirrelfish
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Total number of species: 80

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Emperor
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Total number of species: 300

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Squid
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Total number of species: 3400

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Shrimp
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Total number of species: 2

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Tarpon
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Total number of species: 3000

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Nudibranch
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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

MARLIN BARRACUDA

Calle 4 y Primera avenida Rpto. Kawama., 42100 Varadero Matanzas, CUB

Dive Sites Nearby

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Veradero Beach (★4.4)

The area of Varadero, on the northern coast of Cuba just east of Havana, boasts great reef diving, wall, wrecks, night, cave, and deep dives. There are also spectacular snorkel spots as well.
Mares

Coral Beach (★4.6)

Another great dive site in the Varadero region of Cuba, just east of Havana. Lots of healthy coral growth. No current and easily accessable from shore this is a great dive for beginners and snorkelers.