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Vinales Valley

• Spanish: Valle de Vinales

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• Vicinity: Pinar del Rio Province, Western Cuba, 170 km W of Havanna

• Type: Canyon, Gorge

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• As Noted In: 1001 Escapes To Make Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
• As Noted In: 1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
• As Noted In: World Heritage List, UNESCO

Outstanding Karst Landscape With Spectacular Mogotes

Vinales Valley is a 132 km2 (51 sq mi) karstic landscape in the Sierra de los Organos Mountains of western Cuba. Located just north of Vinales in the Pinar del Rio Province, the valley is notable for mogotes (large round rock outcroppings), hiking and rock climbing. Valle de Vinales is list on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites for preserving traditional agricultural techniques, particularly in growing tobacco and as a cultural landscape ... enhanced by the vernacular architecture of its farms and villages, where a rich multi-ethnic society survives, illustrating the cultural development of the islands of the Caribbean and of Cuba. - AsNotedIn