Guaniguanico

Guaniguanico, also known as Cordillera de Guaniguanico, is a mountain range of western Cuba that spans from the centre-west of Pinar del Río Province to the western area of Artemisa Province.[1] It is formed by the subranges of Sierra del Rosario and Sierra de los Órganos.[2][3]

Guaniguanico
Cordillera de Guaniguanico
Highest point
PeakPan de Guajaibón
Elevation699 m (2,293 ft)
Coordinates22°47′26.66″N 83°21′53.03″W 
Dimensions
Length160 km (99 mi)
Geography
Location of Guaniguanico in Cuba
CountryCuba
ProvincesPinar del Río and Artemisa
Range coordinates22°43′19″N 83°28′48″W
Pan de Guajaibón mountain

Etymology

Granberry and Vescelius (2004) suggest a Guanahatabey etymology for the name Guaniguanico, comparing it with wani-wani-ku 'hidden moon, moon-set' in the purportedly related Warao language of the Orinoco Delta.[4]

Geography

The cordillera spans for a length of circa 160 km, from the town Guane, in the west of Pinar del Río Province, to the Alturas de Mariel, near Mariel, Artemisa Province. The two subranges composing it, Sierra de los Órganos (west) and Sierra del Rosario (east), are divided in the middle by the San Diego River (Río San Diego). The highest peak is the Pan de Guajaibón (699 m), located between the municipalities of Bahía Honda and La Palma. It represents a symbol of western Cuba.[5][3][6]

Landmarks

The Guaniguanico includes the Viñales Valley,[7] a natural reserve and World Heritage Site; and other landmarks as the waterfalls of Salto de Soroa, the nature reserve of Las Terrazas, and the protected area of Mil Cumbres.[8]

  • Salto de Soroa waterfall
  • Las Terrazas natural reserve

See also

References
  1. Guaniguanico map and pictures (mapcarta.com)
  2. (in Spanish) Guaniguanico on EcuRed
  3. Guaniguanico at the Encyclopædia Britannica
  4. Granberry, Julian, & Gary Vescelius (2004). Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-5123-X.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. (in Spanish) Pan de Guajaibón on EcuRed
  6. Pan de Guajaibón (Cuba Naturaleza website)
  7. "Viñales National Park on the Guaniguanico Mountain Range" (Cuba Naturaleza website)
  8. (in Spanish) Mil Cumbres on EcuRed

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