World Heritage Site:
"The Viñales valley is encircled by mountains and its landscape is interspersed with dramatic rocky outcrops. Traditional techniques are still in use for agricultural production, particularly of tobacco. The quality of this cultural landscape is enhanced by the vernacular architecture of its farms and villages, where a rich multi-ethnic society survives, illustrating the cultural development of the islands of the Caribbean, and of Cuba."
http://whc.unesco.org/sites/840rev.htm
Points of interest:
Museo Municipal
Salvador Cisneros #115- Casa de la Cultura
Cultural activities- Mural de la Prehistoria
4 km west of Viñales centro- Valle de Viñales
Patrimonio Mundial
Sierra de los Órganos, Viñales- Museo Paleontológico
Base de Campismo
“Dos Hermanas”, ViñalesLinks:
Guanahacabibes National Park:
Located on the peninsula to western-most point of the province, it is separated from the rest of the territory by an isthmus where there are plains of white sand and the largest wetland area in Cuba. The original vegetation is conserved in this park and there is a rich variety of aquatic bird life, mollusks and reptiles. In a relatively small area there are more than a hundred lakes and the purest of silica sand deposits, the largest of their kind in the country. The extensive pine groves are indigenous to the region and the herbaceous stratum is the habitat for the riches fauna typical of these ecosystems.
Guanahacabibes is a lowland plain abundant in underground caverns, such as the Cueva de la Barca "Cave of the Boat", rich in bio-speleogical elements. There are evergreen forests, including mangroves, beaches with swampland vegetation, coastal cliffs and sandy coasts with sea grape vegetation, as well as fringes of mastic trees and small palms. There is also a large number of birds, butterflies, molluscs and insectivorous plants in this reserve.
http://www.cubasun.net/Viñales.html
Museums in Pinar del Rio:
Provincial
Museum
The provincial museum exhibits a wide variety of objects ranging from information about the foundation of the city to pieces of the 19 th century. Regarding culture, you will find works of renowned Cuban painters and sculptors as well as belongings of Enrique Jorrín, creator of the famous rhythm Cha Cha Cha, and Pedro Junco, author of the anthological song "Nosotros".
Address: Calle Martí between Isabel Rubio and Colón
Museum of Natural Sciences "Tranquilino Sandalio de Noda"
It attempts to present a summary of the evolution of the species from the birth of life until the origin of humankind. It is located in the ancient Guach Palace. Among the species of primitive fauna, there are fossil remains of a plesiosaur, a marine animal that inhabited the waters that covered a strip of land containing the famous Viñales Valley millions of years ago.
Address: Calle Martí and avenida Cavada.Weather:
Banks:
Banco de Credito y Comercio
Salvador Cisneros #58
Open Mo / Fri 8 am to 3 pm
Sat 8 am to 11 amPost Office:
Ceferino Fernandez #14
Gas Station:
Cupet-CIMEX “San Cayetano”
Carretera Santa Lucía, Las Brisas,
ViñalesLooking for?
more casas anywhere in Cuba?
information on where to eat?
information on car rental, trains, buses?
a list of international clinics and pharmacies?
where to get access to the internet?
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One place to go:
Visit www.casaparticular.info
