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Turquino National Park

Turquino National Park
Protected area information
NameTurquino National Park
IUCN CategoryII
LocationCuba
Nearest cityGuamá
Area 
EstablishedJanuary 8, 1980

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Turquino National Park (sometimes called Sierra Maestra National Park) is a National Park in Cuba. It is located in the heights of the Sierra Maestra mountain range, in the Santiago de Cuba Province, west of Guamá.

The park was named for Pico Turquino ( ), the highest point in Cuba and has a total area of . It was established on January 8, 1980, with the passing of bill 27/1980. Besides Pico Turquino it also contains the mountains Pico Cuba, Pico Real and Pico Suecia, and the protected area stretches to Cuba's southern coast at the beach of Marea del Portillo.



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Protected areas of Cuba

National parksAlejandro de Humboldt * Caguanes * Ciénaga de Zapata * Desembarco del Granma * Guanahacabibes * Jardines de la Reina * Sierra Cristal * Turquino * Viñales
World Heritage SitesAlejandro de Humboldt * Camagüey * Cienfuegos * Desembarco del Granma * Old Havana * San Pedro de la Roca * South-East Coffee Plantations * Trinidad * Valley de los Ingenios * Viñales Valley
Biosphere ReservesBaconao * Buena Vista * Ciénaga de Zapata * Cuchillas del Toa * Guanahacabibes * Sierra del Rosario



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