Desembarco del Granma National Park
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Desembarco del Granma National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma) is a national park in south-western Cuba, stretching across the Niquero and Pilón municipalities in what is now Granma Province.[1] 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.[2] The National park is well known for its karst topography and coastal cliffs.
Desembarco del Granma National Park | |
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Location | Cuba |
Nearest city | Niquero |
Coordinates | 19°53′00″N 77°38′00″W |
Area | 261.80 km2 |
Established | 1986 |
Type | Natural |
Criteria | vii, viii |
Designated | 1999 (23rd session) |
Reference no. | 889 |
Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
The national park has a total area of 32,576 ha, of which 26,180 ha are terrestrial and 6,396 ha are marine.[1] In 1999, it was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site because of its uplifted marine terraces and pristine sea cliffs.[1]