Viñales Valley in Cuba

9 September 2019 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  6 minutes

© Kirua

© Kirua

Viñales Valley (Valle de Viñales) is a karstic depression in Cuba. The valley has an area of 132 km² (51 sq mi) and is located in the Sierra de los Órganos mountains (part of Guaniguanico range), just north of Viñales in the Pinar del Río Province.   read more…

Viñales on Cuba

19 September 2016 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  6 minutes

Viñales Valley © Kirua

Viñales Valley © Kirua

Viñales is a small town and municipality in the north-central Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. The town consists mostly of one-story wooden houses with porches. The municipality is dominated by low mountain ranges of the Cordillera de Guaniguanico such as Sierra de los Órganos. Typical outcrops known as mogotes complete the karstic character of the landscape. Before European settlement, the area was the home of a remnant Taíno population swelled with runaway slaves.   read more…

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