NATURE WAS GENERAUOS WITH CUBA The country has many areas of great scenic beauty and ecological values. There are more than 300 protected areas, which cover 22 percent of the country, including six regions that have been declared world preserves of the biosphere. So far, 6300 species of plants and 13,000 species of animals have been recorded in the archipelago. More than half of the plants, 40 percent of the mammals, 90 percent of the amphibians and 96 percent of the land snails are endemic. This has led experts to describe this land as a malacological paradise

ECO-TOURISM Cuba is a natural wonderland
	TREKKING Cuba has seven national park, six biosphere preserves and six Ramsar sites. In view ot these seductive geographic, trekking is one of more popular way to know Cuba
	BIRDWATCHING Cuba's birds include 22 endemic species to the island as well as several Greater Antillean endemics mixed with some North American and seasonal migration species...
	CYCLING Cuba is a fascinating country. With relatively little vehicular traffic, friendly and curious locals, an eternal summer, it’s an ideal place to explore by bicycle. ...
	CANYONING Next .. The Canyoning it is outdoors a modality of sport adventure, it consists, as their name it indicates, in descending along the natural cuts that there is in the mountain ....
ECO-HOTEL
	LA GUABINA
	VILLA GUAJIMICO
	MIL CUMBRES
	LA SABINA
	JARICO
	LOS ALAMOS
	LOMA DE CUNAGUA
	LA GRAN PIEDRA
	LA BELEN
	LOS EXOTICOS
	LA PLATICA
	LA GUADA DE JOAQUIN
	LAS CUEVAS

Cuba 's natural wonders include the smallest frog in the world; the smallest bat; and the smallest bird the Bee Hummingbird (Calypte helenae) , just 2.4 inches (6 centimeters) long, whose tiny wings move so quickly that it's very hard to see it. There's also adwarf scorpion four tenths of an inch (one centimeter) long and and orchid that's the same size (four tenths of an inch, or one centimeter) across, whose leaves and flowers are less than two tenths of an inch (five millimeters) long.

Cuba has fossils as the manatee, or sea cow (a mammal), the palma corcho (Microsyca calocoma) , this last a prehistoric relic 250 million years old; and the Cuban solenodon (Solenodon cubanus) a relative of the shrew, which, with its long snout, does a lot of damage to anthills.

In eastern Cuba , there are polymitas , the most colourful snails on earth, of which it is said that no two are the same. They come in combinations of bright yellow, orange, black, brown and wine red. The birds and butterflies offer a veritable concert of colors. The Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus) , the national bird, and the chubby Cuban Tody (Todus multicolor) , which has more than ten colors in its plumage and, in spite of its tiny size, is related to the fishing heron, are among the most outstanding. Rarities include the manatee, or sea cow, which the first Conquistadors believed to be mermaids, and colorful parrots, which can be domesticated easily and taught to speak. They remain faithful to their mates to such an extreme that, if one dies, the surviving one will usually pine away. In Cuba, the species density the number of species per square mile) is nine times the density in Chile, 22 times the figure for Nigeria, 36 times the density in India and 45 the figure for Australia. Moreover, there are no large predators or poisonous species.

The Guanahacabibes Peninsula Pinar del Río. This world preserve of the biosphere is in the westernmost part of Cuba . It has large forest reserves, dozens of lakes, caves, a wealth of fauna, plains of white sand and (in its southern part) a beautiful coastal strip of cliffs. It contains evergreen forests, mangrove thickets, swamp vegetation and plants typical of sandy coastal areas. There are many indigenous archaeological sites and long white sandy beaches with nobody else in sight. The María La Gorda International Scuba-Diving Center, with comfortable lodgings, is in the area.

The Valley of Viñales Pinar del Río Province. A part of world cultural scenery, it has high pincushion hills, mountains that look like sleeping elephants and that are found only here. They contain many caves, including Santo Tomás Cave , which has eight levels of galleries that are 28 miles (45 kilometers) long. There are also underground rivers and a wealth of flora and fauna, including palma corcho ( Microsyca calocoma ) palm trees. The valley also has modern hotels with the accent on ecology and medicinal mineral water.

The Rosario Mountains Pinar del Río Province. This is a world preserve of the biosphere, covering 5000 hectares. The area includes the Las Terrazas Tourist Complex, a rural community of sustainable development; is the home of many craftsmen and artists; contains the ruins of many French coffee plantations; and has rivers that are excellent for swimming, an ecological hotel and very well preserved evergreen forests with many endemic species and a notable biodiversity. At Soroa, there is an orchid garden with more than 700 species of these plants from all over the world and 100 from Cuba , plus around 6000 species of other ornamental plants and a waterfall 72 feet (22 meters) high. Here, you can see Cuban Trogons ( Priotelus temnurus ), Cuban Todies ( Todus multicolor ), Nightingales and other beautiful birds. The area also has medicinal mineral water.

The Zapata Peninsula Matanzas Province. The peninsula has been declared a world preserve of the biosphere and is also the most important wetland in the Caribbean , with notable biodiversity (900 species of plants and more than 200 of animals), including fauna and flora that are exclusive to the area. The area contains a crocodile-breeding center with more than 10,000 animals; a restored Taino Indian village with life-size statues of the Indians going about their everyday tasks; Treasure Lake (the largest natural lake in the archipelago, offering boating and fishing); several wildlife refuges; the Bay of Pigs Museum of History; Girón and Larga Beaches (on the southern coast), which are great for swimming; hotels that provide excellent opportunities for nature tourism; communities with interesting sustainable development projects; and a fascinating speleolacustrian system that makes it possible to go scuba diving in caves filled with brackish water. An international scuba-diving center with its own lodgings at the Bay of Pigs enables you to explore 14 diving sites on the seabed with many multicolored fish and different species of coral.