Cuba Nature Attractions - Topes De Collantes

Topes de Collantes Grand Park, stretching for 200Birdwatching of more than 45 % of the endemic
square kilometers and 800 meters over the sea level,species registered in the country, cavalcades (from 1
is a real paradise in the very center of Cuba, just 22to 4 days) making striking tours through the
kilometers from Trinidad City. The thriving nature hasmountain, camps in comfortable tents, mountain
created a healthy environment polished from thebiking through pathways and tracks, and canoeing
pollution of contemporary life, stress and anxiety.along the waterfalls and ravines all make for great
With a very humid climate and moderateways to explore the bounty of this area.
temperatures the whole year, the conditions of theTo complement the natural attractions, Topes de
place have the perfect ecological features forCollantes has a decent infrastructure including
promoting a richness of flora and fauna, with a highnumerous specialty restaurants, Los Helechos (The
level of endemic species. Numerous grottos boredFerns) Hotel, and the Villa Caburní Hotel. There is
through its almost vertical faults, open valleys withalso the Kurhoteles Escambray, for health tourism,
underground drains, narrow rivers of fast waters,which sums up the cultural attraction of having a
beautiful waterfalls and water jumps such as thefabulous Cuban Art Collection with more than 800
Salto del Caburní (National Monument), praise thepieces of 169 artists. Nelson Domínguez, Alicia Leal,
attractions of this region.Pedro Pablo Oliva, Ernesto García Peña, Flora
Nature lovers will find here around 15 different kindsFong, Adigio Benítez, Ever Fonseca, Raúl Santos
of pines, 12 types of eucalyptus, and more than 100Zerpa, Rubén Torres Llorca, Tomás Sánchez,
ornamental plants guaranteeing the existence ofArturo Cuenca, Moisés Finalé, Zaida del Río,
flowers throughout the year in Topes de Collantes.Eduardo Roca, Manuel Mendive, and Antonio Vidal are
Additionally, there is a variety of ferns, medicinalamong the most famous.
plants, wild orchids and butterflies. Among the notableThese pieces were all painted by the artists in that
large trees, there are hundred-year-old carob, cedar,place in the 1980s, when the Cuban plastic art was
mahogany, and teak trees. Terrestrial fauna isundergoing its first boom. A few years ago, the
abundant, but the prevailing animals are the white-tailpieces were restored and organized to create a
deer, the wild pig, and the quails.Museum of Contemporary Art and new artists joined
For all these reasons, Topes de Collantes is the idealthe project with paintings and sculptures composing
place for natural tourism programs whose offersnow the so famous "Colección de Topes" (Topes'
range from 10 to 25 Km of distance to be covered.Collection).