"an hour's drive... west from the capital... the Sierra del Rosario. ... one can see both the north and south coasts from the top...
Twenty two percent of Cuba is given over to conservation, and ... this 26-hectare Unesco biosphere is the smallest on the island. Sierra del Rosario incorporates Las Terrazzas, an ecoreserve... The indigenous trees were not chopped down to make way for this ecohotel. It was built to accommodate them. ... The area was badly denuded in colonial times, to make way for coffee plantation terraces. It is now replanted with the original trees, 6 million of them... Within striking distance of the reserve is Soroa... it is famous for its orchid garden or park... containing 700 species. The park was a favourite of Ernest Hemingway... Article URL : http://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=vn20061007164258544C829369&setid=14§id=&url=iol&vne=0&csect=Travel *********** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
