Guaniguanico

Guaniguanico
Cordillera de Guaniguanico
Viñales Valley, part of the cordillera
Highest point
PeakPan de Guajaibón
Elevation699 m (2,293 ft)
Coordinates22°47′26.66″N 83°21′53.03″W / 22.7907389°N 83.3647306°W / 22.7907389; -83.3647306
Dimensions
Length160 km (99 mi)
Geography
Guaniguanico is located in Cuba
Guaniguanico
Guaniguanico
Location of Guaniguanico in Cuba
CountryCuba
ProvincesPinar del Río and Artemisa
Range coordinates22°43′19″N 83°28′48″W / 22.72194°N 83.48000°W / 22.72194; -83.48000
Pan de Guajaibón mountain

Guaniguanico, also known as Cordillera de Guaniguanico, is a mountain range of western Cuba that extends 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]

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.[3]

Geography

The cordillera extends 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.[2][4]

Landmarks

The Guaniguanico includes the Viñales Valley,[5] 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.[citation needed]

  • Salto de Soroa waterfall
    Salto de Soroa waterfall
  • Las Terrazas natural reserve
    Las Terrazas natural reserve

See also

References

  1. ^ Guaniguanico map and pictures (mapcarta.com)
  2. ^ a b Guaniguanico at the Encyclopædia Britannica
  3. ^ Granberry, Julian, & Gary Vescelius (2004). Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-5123-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Pan de Guajaibón (Cuba Naturaleza website)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  5. ^ ""Viñales National Park on the Guaniguanico Mountain Range" (Cuba Naturaleza website)". Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2013-11-24.

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