Cuba
Jardines de la Reina (Gardens of the Queen) is a remote archipelago off Cuba's southern coast, protected since 1996 and designated a national park in 2010, known as one of the Caribbean's best-preserved reef and shark d...
Jardines de la Reina is an archipelago of more than 600 cays and islands stretching about 150 km along Cuba's southern coast, roughly 60 miles offshore. At 2,170 km2, it is one of Cuba's largest protected areas and its first marine park. The site is reached only by boat and is known among divers for healthy staghorn and elkhorn coral, hawksbill turtles, and frequent shark sightings.