CubaPLUS Magazine

Guanayara Natural Park, great rural Cuba

By: Alina Veranes
Jun 13, 2023
Guanayara Natural Park, great rural Cuba

The sweet word Guanayara, which perhaps evokes the serene beauty of an aboriginal woman, acquires attractive resonances in the Natural Park of this name, located in Topes de Collantes, belonging to the Sierra del Escambray or Guamuhaya, in the center of the country.

In more detail, we add that Guanayara Park belongs to the province of Cienfuegos, a region very famous in Cuba for its multiple charms and socio-cultural development. Guanayara is also one of the six similar entities that make up the Great Topes de Collantes Park, a Cuban natural emporium of high value.

It is a magnificent nest for the famous chirping of the wild and deep fields of Cuba. The collared swift and the long-tailed hawk, for example, ply their spaces gracefully and gracefully. The inhabitants of the vicinity have interesting and very happy traditions, in which the Hispanic roots are appreciable in the so-called canturías, guateques,  controversies of improvised verse, as well as in beautiful love songs.

The most admired species of flora are its wild orchids, delicate and strong simultaneously. Also of the so-called butterfly, Cuba's national flower since 1936, which grows in its humid places, near the niches of the rivers. Among the trees, in addition to the Cuban pine, the fragrant eucalyptus and the very beautiful tree ferns stand out, with amazing branches, similar to fine green lace.

Guanayara Natural Park, great rural CubaEveryone succumbs to the charms of the numerous waterfalls and natural pools and the whispering Salto El Rocío. In short, walking through those parts becomes a delicious experience, and one must be prepared with the appropriate comfortable clothing and protective sports shoes, although there are no vermin on the route. There are about 5 kilometers along trails and for those who prefer to navigate the river, the distance is about 500 meters. A very tempting offer from Cuba agroste.

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