Cuba - Peninsula of Guanahacabibes - has been selected as a base for a research venture between Cuba and Spain. Cuban Scientists from the Cuban Oceanology Institute and the Spanish University of Oviedo have come together to document hundreds of marine species in the western most part of Cuba and Los Jardines de la Reina in trhe central part of the Island.

Well over 700 species are yet to be documented and that is only in the area known as Guanahacabibes. So far 50 varieties of mollusks have been classified as new species -affirmed Jesus Ortega a Spanish Biology Professor of the University of Oviedo in an interview conducted by Prensa Latina.

One of the most significant discoveries in the region is the striking Emiliotia Inmaculatus (tiny mollusck with semi-transparent shell) and the Cubalaskeya Machoi both found at Cueva Pedro( undersea cavern almost 33 meters under sea level).

Similar marine diversity can be found in the Cienaga de Zapata rewarded as the largest wetland in the Caribbean. Zwaps, countless canals and natural water courses are typical of this rugged landscape.

Peninsula de Guanahacabibes, rich in Flora and Fauna, has been declared Protected Area of The Biosphere in the late 1980 and the least human interaction can be found in this region which has been accountable for the documentation of 50 percent of all mollusk species found in Cuba.

This a is a territory in Cuba with the most vivid natural resources, with a huge variety of species yet to be documented said Cuban ecologist Jose Espinosa, and continued - Cuba might be a centre for plankton larvae that could favour the most needed healing the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean sea.

Maria La Gorda is the only tourist resort that can be found in the vicinity of peninsula de Guanahacabibes and it is very popular amongst snorkellers, divers, oceanologists and holiday makers in general.

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