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Vinales Valley, situated in the
Province of Pinar del Rio hides the most beautiful sceneries of
Cuba. Viñales Valley, known as Valle de Viñales in Spanish part
of the Sierra de los Organos , has a surface area of 132
kilometer square. The Viñales Valley is a region of a rich
biodiversity. In its land inhabits the many endemic plants and
animals of Cuba. The colorful birds like the Cuban trogon in the
royal palm trees nest while the passerine sings its melodious
symphony in the pine trees over the slopes of the Mogotes and
knolls. Deep in the Vińales Valley green on the flat surfaced
land, fields of tobacco, coffee and other crops flourish out of
the rich red soil. Traditional farming techniques like oxen-ploughing
are still being used for land preparation. In this part of the
world, an ecological agriculture with bio fertilizers, green
manure, pasture and crop rotations, polyculture, soil
conservation is practiced to maximize harvest. Across the
country side rustic barns made of palm barks as frames with
triangular thatched roofs of palm leaves are scattered. A haven
in the sunny days for the peasant farmers and storage area for
tobacco leaves and tools, they give to Viñales Valley its rural
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