Turquino National Park

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Turquino National Park

Turquino National Park, also called Sierra Maestra National Park, is a national park located in the Sierra Maestra mountain range in southeastern Cuba. It was established

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Turquino National Park, also called Sierra Maestra National Park, is a national park located in the Sierra Maestra mountain range in southeastern Cuba. It was established on 8 January 1980 with the passing of Bill 27/1980. It is named after Pico Turquino, the highest point in Cuba.

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Turquino National Park è un(a) parco naturale a Granma, Cuba. Si trova approssimativamente a 19.989°, -76.836°.

La storia di questo luogo

Le testimonianze risalgono al 1980.

Si trova nella provincia di Granma.

I luoghi registrati più vicini nell'atlante sono Pico Turquino (a 50 m a nord), Pico Bicúspide de Joaquín y Regino (a 3 km a nord), Loma la Sabina (a 3 km a nord-ovest) e Loma la Bruja (a 4 km a est).

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19.98940, -76.83580

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Tra i luoghi mappati nelle vicinanze figurano Pico Turquino, Pico Cuevas, Palma Mocha, La Bruja e Conjunto Artístico Integral de la Montaña.

Pico Turquino · peak
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Pico Cuevas · peak
2.0 km
Palma Mocha · hamlet
7.8 km
La Bruja · hamlet
12.0 km
Conjunto Artístico Integral de la Montaña · theatre
28.0 km

Around Turquino National Park

55 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Turquino National Park, across 10 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Turquino National Park.

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Parque Nacional Turquino

Parque Nacional Turquino

Parks & reserves

Turquino National Park, also called Sierra Maestra National Park, is a national park located in the Sierra Maestra mountain range in southeastern Cuba. It was established on 8 January 1980 with the passing of Bill 27/1980. It is named after Pico Turquino, the highest point in Cuba.

Pico Turquino

Pico Turquino

Peaks & volcanoes

Pico Turquino, sometimes erroneously spelled as Pico Torquino, is the highest point in Cuba. It is located in the southeast part of the island, in the Sierra Maestra mountain range in the municipality of Guamá, Santiago de Cuba Province. It is the only place in Cuba where snowfall has been officially recorded, which last fell in February 1900.

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