Interesting article in todays International Living regarding great scuba diving in the Caribbean/Cayman Islands:
Best Dives the Caribbean
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Thursday, September 4, 2003
The Caribbean
Dear International Living Reader,
The Caribbean is a top dive destination, and with good reason. Numerous islands offer outstanding underwater delights, and I've been fortunate to partake of them.
No matter where you plunge into the waters of the Cayman Islands, you'll find yourself in some of the best scuba diving territory in the world. Each of the islands offers dozens of dive sites.
Little Cayman is the most pristine, and many believe it offers the best diving, much of it right off the beach. I dove mostly in the waters around Cayman Brac, where the wall diving--diving along a sheer vertical face that drops, in some cases, thousands of feet--is especially impressive. Popular sites right off Seven Mile Beach have suffered in recent times because of heavy traffic.
Scuba diving on the world's second largest barrier reef is one of Belize's biggest draws. The country understands just how important diving is to its economy and has set aside extensive areas as underwater preserves. We spent a day at the Hol Chan preserve off Ambergris Caye playing with big tame groupers, barracudas, and even a turtle, and enjoying the colorful underwater reefs.