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Turquino National Park, also known as Sierra Maestra National Park, is a
The park is located in the 
national park
A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...
in Santiago de Cuba Province
Santiago de Cuba Province is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. The largest city Santiago de Cuba is the main administrative center. Other large cities include Palma Soriano, Contramaestre, Cuba, Contramaestre, San Luis, Sa ...
, southeastern Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
.
Geography
The park is located in the Sierra Maestra
The Sierra Maestra is a mountain range that runs westward across the south of the old Oriente Province in southeast Cuba, rising abruptly from the coast. The range falls mainly within the Santiago de Cuba and in Granma Provinces. Some view i ...
mountain range. It is west of Guamá
Guamá (died on June 6, 1533) was a Taíno rebel chief who led a rebellion against Spanish rule in Cuba in the 1530s. Legend states that Guamá was first warned about the Spanish conquistador by Hatuey, a Taíno cacique from the island of Hispa ...
, in Guamá Municipality of Santiago de Cuba Province.
The park protects a total area of . It adjoins Pico La Bayamesa National Park to the east. It was established on January 8, 1980, with the passing of bill 27/1980.
The park was named for Pico Turquino
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 ...
, the highest point in Cuba at in elevation. Other mountains in Turquino National Park include Pico Cuba, Pico Real, and Pico Suecia.
Ecology
The park hastropical forest
Tropical forests are forested ecoregions with tropical climates – that is, land areas approximately bounded by the Tropic of Cancer, tropics of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, Capricorn, but possibly affected by other factors such as prevailing ...
habitats, including the lower elevation Cuban moist forests
The Cuban moist forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion that occupies on Cuba and Isla de la Juventud. The ecoregion receives more than of rainfall annually, and does not have a dry season. Soils are usually derived from quartz, ...
and higher elevation Cuban pine forests ecoregions.
The park's area includes a section of Cuba's southeastern coast habitat, at the beach of ''Marea del Portillo''.
See also
* National parks of Cuba * Geography of Santiago de Cuba ProvinceReferences
External links
National parks of Cuba Geography of Santiago de Cuba Province Protected areas established in 1980 Tourist attractions in Santiago de Cuba Province {{Cuba-geo-stub