Along Cuba’s Coast, the Last Best Coral Reef in the Caribbean Thrives

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By Yale Environment 360Mar 2, 2015, 8:28 am48 pts
Decades of communist rule and a U.S. embargo has stifled coastal development in Cuba, which has had the beneficial effect of leaving many of the country’s coral reefs intact. In this gallery, photographer Robert Wintner documents the exquisite beauty and biodiversity of Cuba’s coral reef ecosystems.

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