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30/05/2024

Flora and vegetation of the Caletones Ecological Reserve in Gibara,
The Caletones Ecological Reserve protected area is the strip of coast richest in plant species in the Holguín province, Cuba.
A total of 466 species of native and introduced plants were identified. The microphyllous evergreen forest and the coastal and subcoastal xeromorphic scrub have the greatest floristic richness. Endemic species represent 16% among native species.

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16/05/2024

Wonders of Cuba that make it unique in the world
The zunzuncito, zunzuncito hummingbird, fly bird, or bee elf (Mellisuga helenae) is the smallest species of hummingbirds and birds in general. It lives only in .

30/04/2024

Second Geopark of .
The area occupied by the Sierra de la Gran Piedra, the Heights of Santa María de Loreto and part of the Coastal Terraces of Mar Verde-Baconao, in the province of , has been declared Gran Piedra National Geopark.

Photos: Bioeco

25/04/2024

2024, the film and environment festival, where the people are the protagonist, began in Gibara.
The 14th edition of the Jibarama Environmental Film Festival takes place from this Wednesday until next Saturday in the city of Gibara, in the province of , .
, a movie town

23/04/2024

Call for participation in the online version of the 2024 International Digital Nature Photography Contest, which will have as its Grand Prize free participation in the next XII Edition of the International Digital Nature Photography Contest, to be held in the Topes de Collantes Protected Natural Landscape, .
Amateurs or professionals photographers can participate.
The images will be sent to the following e-mail address:
[email protected]
https://www.gaviotahotels.com/.../eve.../digital-nature-2024

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👉The call to participate in the Online Photography Contest "Digital Nature 2024"🏞 is now open.

📸Amateurs or professionals can participate.😎

📨The images will be sent to the following e-mail address:

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09/04/2024

Preparation workshop on identification of waterfowl and management of the Las Balsas wetland in Gibara, with the participation of Nils Navarro, Cuban ornithologist and author of various publications on Cuban birds, including the official list of birds.

Identifying aquatic birds and carrying out better management of the wetland is the objective of the workshop held at the Jibá Cinema with the participation of specialists and technicians from the museum, members of the Observers Club of and , a group of forest rangers, representatives of tourism, education and communications in the territory.

09/04/2024

As part of the monitoring project of the emblematic "Las Balsas de Gibara" wetland, tomorrow we will begin to hold a preparation workshop on bird and waterfowl identification and wetland management, sponsored by the "Joaquín Fernández de la Vara Pi" Natural History Museum and with the participation of Nils Navarro, a Cuban ornithologist and author of various publications on Cuban birds, including the official list of birds of Cuba. Also participating will be specialists and technicians from the museum, members of the Gibara and Holguín Birdwatching Clubs, forest ranger groups, as well as representatives from the tourism, education, and communications sectors in the area.

This workshop aims to raise awareness among local stakeholders about the importance of this wetland, as well as to provide the necessary tools for the identification of waterfowl during monitoring. The program includes theoretical classes and visits to the wetland for monitoring spring migration. Las Balsas wetland is known for the numerous historical records of unreported birds as it is located within a funnel zone of the migratory bird corridor in Gibara.
We express our gratitude for the unconditional support from Birdscaribbeam, Optic’s for the tropics, Environment of America, Friendship Association, and the APRM East of the Los Colorados Archipelago.

Como parte del proyecto de monitoreo del emblemático humedal Las Balsas de Gibara, mañana comenzaremos a impartir un taller de preparación sobre identificación de aves y acuáticas y manejo del humedal, auspiciado por el Museo de Historia Natural “Joaquín Fernández de la Vara Pi” y con la participación de Nils Navarro, ornitólogo cubano y autor de diversas publicaciones sobre aves cubanas entre ellas la lista oficial de las aves de Cuba. Estarán participando, además, especialistas y técnicos de dicho museo, miembros del Club de observadores de aves de Gibara y de Holguín, grupo de guardabosques, así como representantes del sector del turismo, educación y las comunicaciones en el territorio.

Este taller tendrá como objetivo concientizar a los actores locales sobre la importancia de este humedal, así como brindar las herramientas necesarias para la identificación de aves acuáticas durante los monitoreos, el programa incluye clases teóricas y visitas al humedal para el monitoreo de la migración primaveral. El humedal las Balsas es conocido por los numerosos registros históricos de aves no reportadas al ubicarse dentro de una zona embudo del corredor de aves migratorias en Gibara.
Agradecemos por el apoyo incondicional a Birdscaribbeam, Optic’s for the tropics, Environment of America, Friendship association y al APRM Este del Archipiélago Los Colorados.

As part of the monitoring project of the emblematic "Las Balsas de Gibara" wetland, tomorrow we will begin to hold a preparation workshop on bird and waterfowl identification and wetland management, sponsored by the "Joaquín Fernández de la Vara Pi" Natural History Museum and with the participation of Nils Navarro, a Cuban ornithologist and author of various publications on Cuban birds, including the official list of birds of Cuba. Also participating will be specialists and technicians from the museum, members of the Gibara and Holguín Birdwatching Clubs, forest ranger groups, as well as representatives from the tourism, education, and communications sectors in the area.

This workshop aims to raise awareness among local stakeholders about the importance of this wetland, as well as to provide the necessary tools for the identification of waterfowl during monitoring. The program includes theoretical classes and visits to the wetland for monitoring spring migration. Las Balsas wetland is known for the numerous historical records of unreported birds as it is located within a funnel zone of the migratory bird cor

21/03/2024

Baracoa, a Cuban natural paradise

05/03/2024

, with the help of UNESCO, closer in its aspiration to join the global network of geoparks of the UNESCO International Geoparks Program
The Viñales Geopark, the first Cuban , is located in the Viñales National Park, where 57 geosites have been identified, including 10 that are of international interest, 23 of national interest, 18 regional and six of local relevance.
One of its best-known spaces in the region is the Viñales Valley, which holds the status of National Monument and Cultural Landscape of Humanity.

06/02/2024

Ailen Anido Escalona, ​​museologist at the Museum of Natural Sciences of , promotes the project "Strategy to mitigate the capture of songbirds in Gibara", with the aim that the General Directorate of Education supports the work of this project.
"We can change the world and make it a better world. It is in your power to make it happen." Nelson Mandela.
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26/12/2023

A unique variety of orchid, the Girafita (Orchis Prostechea Boothiana) is part of the rich biodiversity of flora and fauna of the Sierra de la Cañada Managed Resources Protected Area, on Isla de la Juventud. It is distinguished among the flora of the place by its particular spots that are very similar to those of the giraffe.
It is one of the 130 species of orchids endemic to , and is among the more than 300 recorded so far in this archipelago. With variations in the polychrome of its lips, from yellow with brown spots to green dotted with dark brown, the exclusive flowers of the Giraffe exhale an aroma of vanilla and chocolate. It blooms in the months of June to November and an inflorescence can contain from three to 15 flowers.

Photos: Ana Esther Zulueta

15/12/2023

The tallest stalagmite in the world, 67.2 meters high and 30 meters in diameter at its base, is located in the Martín In****no Cave in the Guamuhaya mountain massif, in the municipality of Cumanayagua in the province of (a 300 kilometers from Havana), .
The investigations carried out in its entire environment have been endorsed by the Cuban Speleological Society and the International Union of Speleology for its protection. This calcium formation was declared a National Monument in 1990.

14/09/2023

Tanque Azul (Blue Tank), the largest flooded cavern known so far in , is a kind of Mecca, in which every diver dreams of doing a dive at some point.
It is located approximately 4 km from Caletones beach in the Caletones Ecological Reserve in the municipality of , province of , . Access to the cavern is through a type of natural pool 30 meters long by 15 meters wide and 7 meters deep with transparent waters and a bluish reflection that gives rise to its name. Inside the cavern, the abundance and diversity of speleothems, stalactites, stalagmites, columns and mantles, of great beauty, stand out.

02/08/2023

Studies of the genetics, feeding and adaptation to climate change of the manjuarí (Atractosteus tristoechus) seek to contribute to the conservation of this endemic Cuban fish, in critical danger of extinction.
The Hydrobiological Station located in the Ciénaga de Zapata, the largest wetland in the insular Caribbean, in the province of Matanzas, collaborates with the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of to broaden the understanding of the species considered a living fossil.

07/07/2023

Speleotourism, a tourism potential linked to the Gibara cave system in .
Dr. Antonio Núñez Jiménez speleoarchaeological trail, named after the eminent Cuban scientist.
The Cueva de los Panaderos is one of the main attractions of Gibara and, together with the La Polja de Cementerio cave system, make up the Dr. Antonio Núñez Jiménez speleoarchaeological path.
has excellent local speleotourism guides for its development.

02/06/2023

The natural beauties of Gibara.

Hoyo Verde (Green Hole), one of the largest flooded caverns of its kind in Cuba. It is located in Caletones in the municipality of in the province of in

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25/04/2023

The natural beauties of Gibara
Tanque Azul (Blue Tank) is the largest underwater cave in Cuba, with a length of 5,600 meters. The cave is not fully explored. It is located in Caletones in the municipality of in ,

Tanque Azul единственная пещера в Калитонесе имеющая карту. Формально открыто 4 километра пещеры. Общая протяженность исследованных ходов. Но, судя по устано...

12/12/2022

The Yumurí River, 58 kilometers long, is located in Baracoa, Guantánamo, .
The Abra del Río Yumurí surprises the traveler due to the wild beauty of its cliffs, elevated vertically on the river banks.
Photo: Pablo Soroa Fernandez

25/10/2022

The marine and coral terraces of Maisí in the province of in Cuba, were identified among the first 100 geological heritage sites in the world. was the only country in the Caribbean area that obtained a designation of relevant site worldwide by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS).

17/10/2022

October 17, Latin America and the Caribbean Protected Areas Day
On October 17, 2019, at the III Congress of Protected Areas of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAPLAC) in Lima, Peru; The Day of the Protected Areas of Latin America and the Caribbean was declared.