🌿 Desembarco del Granma National Park

Cuba · Americas · Natural · 20.00°N, 77.20°W

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Desembarco del Granma National Park is a national park in south-western Cuba, stretching across the Niquero and Pilón municipalities in what is now Granma Province. The name of the park means "Landing of the Granma" and refers to the yacht in which Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Raúl Castro, and 79 of their supporters sailed from Mexico to Cuba in 1956 and incited the Cuban Revolution. The National park is well known for its karst topography and coastal cliffs.

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Quick facts

CountryCuba
Continent / regionAmericas
List type🌿 Natural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)20.00°N, 77.20°W · view on map

Desembarco del Granma National Park is a natural World Heritage site in Cuba, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Desembarco del Granma National Park was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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