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Guanahacabibes Peninsula

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on the peninsula is one of the country's largest natural reserves and is separated from the rest of the island by white-sand plains, where one of Cuba's largest lakeside areas lies. A relatively small area holds some 100 lakes and the largest and purest fields of silica sand, which is 99.8% pure.
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Nature tourism is a major attraction in the 398.26 km (153.77 sq mi) National Park. The area is inhabited by 172 species of birds belonging to 42 families, 11 of which are endemic and 84 are migratory. Experts also believe that four of the seven species of marine
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Boschetti, Tiziano; Gonzalez-Hernandez, Patricia; Hernandez-Dıaz, Rebeca; Naclerio, Gino; Celico, Fulvio (2015). "Seawater intrusion in the Guanahacabibes Peninsula (Pinar del Rio Province, western Cuba): effects on karst development and water isotope composition".
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living on the planet have survived in the Guanahacabibes Peninsula. The coastline also contains preserved
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and also holds some 140 archeological sites linked to the life of aborigines, who were known as
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Moluscos marinos Reserva de la Biosfera de la Península de Guanahacabibes
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makes it vulnerable to hurricanes. The area was severely affected by
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Espinosa J., Ortea J., Sánchez R. & Gutiérrez J. (2012).
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IUCN category
national park
Map showing the location of Guanahacabibes
Cuba
Cuba
Sandino
21°52′44″N 84°49′23″W / 21.87889°N 84.82306°W / 21.87889; -84.82306
Biosphere Reserve
Cuba
Pinar del Río Province
Sandino
peninsula
spiny lobster
red snapper
Biosphere Reserve
UNESCO
Cape San Antonio
Spanish
Pacific
Cape Maisí
Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Wilma
Guanahacabibes National Park
turtles
coral reefs
cays
Colorados Archipelago
Bottlenose dolphins
aboriginals

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