▁the ▁planet ▁have ▁surv ived ▁in ▁the ▁Gu an ah ac ab ib es ▁Pen ins ula . ▁ ▁The ▁coast line ▁also ▁contains ▁preserved ▁cor al ▁re ef s , ▁with ▁the ▁northern ▁coast ▁being ▁l ined ▁by ▁the ▁c ays ▁and ▁is les ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁Color ados ▁Arch ip el ago . ▁The ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁plain ▁shows ▁a ▁considerable ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁kar st ▁structures ▁that ▁limits ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁super f icial ▁waters ▁but ▁perm its ▁the ▁ing ression ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁se aw ater . ▁ ▁In ▁B ott len ose ▁dol ph ins ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁waters ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁The ▁pen ins ula ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁ref ug es ▁of ▁ab original s ▁fle eing ▁from ▁the ▁Spanish ▁conquist adors ▁and ▁also ▁holds ▁some ▁ 1 4 0 ▁ar che ological ▁sites ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁ab orig ines , ▁who ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁Gu an ah at ab ey es . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁La ▁Fe ▁( S and ino ) ▁Geography ▁of ▁Cuba ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Esp in osa ▁J ., ▁Or te a ▁J ., ▁S ánchez ▁R . ▁& ▁G uti ér rez ▁J . ▁( 2 0 1 2 ). ▁Mol us cos ▁mar inos ▁Res erva ▁de ▁la ▁B ios fer a ▁de ▁la ▁Pen í ns ula ▁de ▁Gu an ah ac ab ib es . ▁Instituto ▁de ▁Ocean ología , ▁Hav ana , ▁ 3 2