http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Maria-la-Gorda/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Cuba , Oeste , Maria la Gorda en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:29:20 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:29:20 UTC After Vinales we travelled to the very western point of Cuba to a remote location called Maria la Gorda. Known world wide for its diving but should also be known world wide for their ancient diving gear. As we didnt bring any gear with us we had to hire everything. The wetsuits had giant holes in them the BCDs vests were all torn and tattered but worst of all the regulators would hiss le http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Maria-la-Gorda/blog-268369.html hhhhhmmmmmmm now this is the Cuba we have been looking for. After taking a taxi from Trinidad to Piar del Rio with a British couple we spent the night in this small provincial capital waiting to transfer to Maria la Gorda the next morning. This town Piar del Rio seemed to be as close to reality in Cuba as we could get. Buildings were in varrying states of disrepair while 1950 chevys plie http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Maria-la-Gorda/blog-148277.html