Guaniguanico

Guaniguanico
Cordillera de Guaniguanico
Viñales Valley, part of the cordillera
Highest point
Peak	Pan de Guajaibón
Elevation	699 m (2,293 ft)
Coordinates	22°47′26.66″N 83°21′53.03″W / 22.7907389°N 83.3647306°W
Dimensions
Length	160 km (99 mi)
Geography
Country	Cuba
Provinces	Pinar del Río and Artemisa
Range coordinates	22°43′19″N 83°28′48″W / 22.7219°N 83.48°WCoordinates: 22°43′19″N 83°28′48″W / 22.7219°N 83.48°W

Location of Guaniguanico in Cuba

Pan de Guajaibón mountain

Guaniguanico, also known as Cordillera de Guaniguanico, is a mountain range of western Cuba that spans from the centre-west of Pinar del Río Province to the western area of Artemisa Province.^[1] It is formed by the subranges of Sierra del Rosario and Sierra de los Órganos.^[2][3]

Geography

The cordillera spans for a length of circa 160 km, from the town Guane, in the west of Pinar del Río Province, to the Alturas de Mariel, near Mariel, Artemisa Province. The two subranges composing it, Sierra de los Órganos (west) and Sierra del Rosario (east), are divided in the middle by the San Diego River (Río San Diego). The highest peak is the Pan de Guajaibón (699 m), located between the municipalities of Bahía Honda and La Palma. It represents a symbol of western Cuba.^[4][3][5]

Landmarks

The Guaniguanico includes the Viñales Valley,^[6] a natural reserve and World Heritage Site, and other landmarks as the waterfalls of Salto de Soroa and the nature reserve of Las Terrazas.

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  Salto de Soroa waterfall
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  Las Terrazas natural reserve

See also

• Geography of Cuba

References

1. Guaniguanico map and pictures (mapcarta.com)
2. (Spanish) Guaniguanico on EcuRed
3. Guaniguanico at Encyclopædia Britannica
4. (Spanish) Pan de Guajaibón on EcuRed
5. Pan de Guajaibón (Cuba Naturaleza website)
6. "Viñales National Park on the Guaniguanico Mountain Range" (Cuba Naturaleza website)

External links

Media related to Guaniguanico at Wikimedia Commons