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ECOLOGY: In 2005, our goal is to work on protecting our coral reefs.

PLANTING BUOYS IN THE CORAL PARKS OF THE ROSARIES AND SAN BERNARDO


THE PROBLEM

Daily we saw how innumerable boats and speed boats arrive at the Park of the Rosary Islands and San Bernardo with diverse programs: recreation, diving, snorkeling, tourism etc.
All of these boats drop anchor on the corals, destroying in seconds what took nature decades to create.

THE SOLUTION

This year DIVING PLANET and the FUNDACIÓN EDUARDOÑO have formed an alliance and are working to set up at least 12 docking buoys .

This system permits the boats and speed boats to tie up to a buoy that floats above water. They won’t, then, need to drop anchor and destroy coral reefs unnecessarily.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING OR WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CORAL REEFS, PLEASE WRITE US. MOREOVER, IF YOU KNOW ANYONE OR ANY INSTITUTION THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TO HELP SAVE THE CORAL REEFS, PLEASE ESCRÍBENOS.

 

MONTHLY ACTIVITIES

THE DIVING PLANET CLUB is designed for all people who are divers or who would like to be divers. In the Diving Planet Club, you will have the opportunity to participate in exciting, fun, and safe activities in an underwater, recreational diving environment. Moreover, you can participate in special activities and promotions exclusive to those who belong to The Diving Planet Club.

 

COURSES

From now on, you can plan your courses without problems. In DIVING PLANET you can enroll in diving courses ever 15 days.

 

EXCURSIONS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2005

We have already planned our diverse world and Colombian destinations for the 2nd half of 2005. Enter in “Trips” in our Website and get more information about each one of our trips:
- Los Roques.
- Providencia.
- San Andrés.
- Nuquí.
- Egipto y el Mar Rojo
- Malpelo

 

GREAT EQUIPMENT FAIR IN FEBRUARY

There is nothing better than diving with your own equipment. For this, and the ability to obtain the best equipment at cost during all year, in February of 2005, we will have the second fair of equipment sales for Internet. Prepare yourself to receive more information.

 

PERMANENT BUBBLES PLAN

The supermarkets accumulate points .. we accumulate bubbles!
Diving is an experience to share with your friends, acquaintances, and family members. For each person who comes to take a diving course at Diving Planet under your recommendation, you will receive one bubble. Each bubble is worth $15.000,00.that you can turn into cash for equipment, excursions, and other diving courses.
If you think that you have people within your company who would be interested in diving, we will work to sell the diving plans and you will get the bubbles!!!

 

PERMANENT COUPLE PLAN

Diving is an activity that is ideal for those “unforgettable” moments. If your partner doesn’t dive, DIVING PLANET will give you a $100.000 bonus so that you can give it to your partner.

 

RAFFLE OF A TRIP TO CARTAGENA WITH ALL COSTS INCLUDED

When you receive your certificate, you will automatically be included in the raffle that we will do. You might win an underwater cleaning trip to the Rosary Islands in the second half of 2005.

DID YOU KNOW ...

Corals, hydras, jellyfish, and sea anemones are all part of a group of aquatic invertebrates that belong to the filo Cnidria. Their bodies, formed by a closed tube in one extreme presenting radial symmetry, can look like a bell like the jellyfish who swim freely or the polipos who adhere (unmoving) to a hard surface. All have tentacles around the mouth and identifying urticantes known as cnibdioblastos.

The coral polyp is practically reduced to a hollow muscular sack with its mouth – the tip – surrounded by a crown of tentacles.

A group of corals denominated hermatipicos, hard or rocky, generally associate with zooxentela algae which allows them to produce a great quantity of calcium carbonate that, when solidified and accumulates, ends up constructing monumental structures that are known as coral reefs.

Another group, the ahematipicos or bland corals, live in deeper waters and don’t associate with algaes and don’t form reefs.