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Las Terrazas Forest Reserve is
located in Sierra del Rosario, one of Cuba's mountain range in
the western Province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Las Terrazas is
named after its lots of terraces full of pine trees. The
inhabitants of Las Terrazas earn their living by looking after
the forest and ecotourism. Las Terrazas Forest Reserve is most
famous for its rich biodiversity where Cuban endemic plants like
the carobs, the almacigos, the yagrumas, the pomarrosas, the
pines and trees, 40 meters high, abound. There are also many
fruit trees like the mango, the guayaba and the white anona. The
scent of flowers namely: the orchids (over 100 documented
species), the mariposa (National flower of Cuba) and the flower
of mullein invade the nostrils as one enters the lush
vegetation. Walking under the canopy of the Las Terrazas Forest
Reserve, a melodious symphony of sounds of the hummingbirds can
be heard. The tropical forest of Las Terrazas is the habitat of
various bird species: the tocororo (Cuban Trogon - National bird
of Cuba), the nightingale, the goatheard (Spindalis Zena), the
Cartacuba, the Zunzun (Cuban Emerald) or Colibri, the Sabanero,
the Pitirre (Kingbird), the Chinchilla and the trush. Bird
watching is a must in this area where landscapes of breathtaking
beauty can be admired and about twenty species of migratory
birds a stop over in the winter season. Environmental friendly
architecture complements this picturesque enclave of Las
Terrazas, Sierra del Rosario. |
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