Viñales Valley

Viñales Valley

Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Viñales Valley


State Party = CUB
Type = Cultural
Criteria = iv
ID = 840
Region = Latin America and the Caribbean
Year = 1999
Session = 23rd
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/840

Viñales Valley ( _es. Valle de Viñales) is a karstic depression in Cuba. The valley has an area of 132 km² and is located in the "Sierra de los Organos", just north of Viñales in the Pinar del Río Province.

Tobacco and other crops are cultivated on the bottom of the valley, mostly by traditional agriculture techniques. Many caves dot the surrounding hillfaces (Cueva del Indio, Cueva de José Miguel).

The conspicuous cliffs rising like islands from the bottom of the valley are called mogotes.

Viñales is a major tourist destination offering mainly hiking and rock climbing. The local climbing scene has started to take off in the last few years with many new routes being discovered resulting in an increase in local tourism.cite web|url=http://www.highsports.co.uk/blog/?p=62 |title=Article on Cuban Climbing |author=High Sports |accessdate=2008-04-07 En icon]

Conservation

Many endemic plants and animals are specific to this valley. Flora found in the region include" Bombax emarginatum", Mountain palm ("Gaussia princeps"), and "Ekmanhianthes actinophilla", "Microcycas calocoma". Fauna includes Bee Hummingbird ("Mellisuga helenae", zunzún), Cuban Trogon ("Priotelus temnurus"), Cuban Tody ("Todus multicolor"), Cuban Solitaire ("Myadestes elisabeth") and Cuban Grassquit ("Tiaris canorus").cite web|url=http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/medioambiente/parques/vinales1.htm |title=Parque Nacional Viñales |author=Radio Habana |accessdate=2007-10-10 Es icon]

UNESCO Heritage site

In 1999, the Viñales Valley was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a "cultural landscape", both for its natural beauty and for the Vernacular architecture and traditions.

Photo gallery

References

External links

* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/840 UNESCO Viñales Valley webpage]
* [http://cubaclimbing.com Main website for rock climbing in Cuba, especially Vinales.]

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