Cuba has been blessed by its nature. By Luz Marina Fornieles (Text extracted from the web tourism Cuba)
Blessed by a tropical climate which enhances it constantly, Cuba exhibits a natural panorama that seduces and catches. Its terrestrial and underwater scenarios compete in variety, beauty and quality, that’s why ecotourism and diving have great expectations in this New World destination.
The experts qualify the Antilla Mayor as the most important natural scenario of the Insular Caribbean in its dimension, variety, endemism level and state of preservation, as proof of the development of sustainable tourism and conservation of natural values.
Its landscape variety, with many natural beaches, more than four thousand keys and islands; valleys, mountain chains, natural parks and six reserves of the biosphere speak in its favour. In the island there are many endemic species and also some oddities.
Its diverse and lush flora and the remarkable fauna, which includes uncial specimens in the world, make up some of the attributes that identify it. Hikes, walks, valley tours, mountains and forests are attractive offers for an outdoor holiday.
Cuba has many places with exceptional conditions for the practice of ecotourism modalities related to the enjoyment of the environment: hiking, cycling, horseback riding, caving, flora and fauna observation, photo hunting and cave diving.
For travelers interested in these subjects, there are many sites not-to-be missed: the National Parks of Guanahacabibes, Viñales, Cagüanes, Pico Cristal, Granma disembarkation, Turquino and the Alejandro de Humboldt, as well as the Reserves of the Biosphere of Sierra del Rosario, Cuchillas del Toa, Peninsula of Guanahacabibes, Baconao, Buenaista and Ciénaga de Zapata.