Escambray Mountains

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counterrevolutionary insurgency mountain peak mountain range nature reserve waterfall

The Escambray Mountains are a rugged mountain range in central Cuba that became a key stronghold for guerrilla warfare and resistance movements during the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Escambray Mountains canonical 10
Sierra del Escambray 3
Cuban Central Highlands 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf counterrevolutionary insurgency ⓘ
mountain peak ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
nature reserve ⓘ
waterfall ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Macizo de Guamuhaya ⓘ
Escambray Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Sierra del Escambray
climate humid ⓘ
tropical ⓘ
conflict Cuban Revolution ⓘ
Escambray Rebellion ⓘ
country Cuba ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ
drainageTo Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Gulf of Cazones ⓘ
elevation 1140 m ⓘ
endTime 1965 ⓘ
geology karst ⓘ
hasFeature deep valleys ⓘ
forested areas ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Topes de Collantes ⓘ
hasWaterfall Salto del Caburní ⓘ
highestPoint Pico San Juan ⓘ
knownFor Cuban Revolution activities ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ
locatedIn Escambray Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Escambray Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
central Cuba ⓘ
locatedOnIsland Isla de Cuba ⓘ
location Escambray Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
nearCity Cienfuegos ⓘ
Trinidad ⓘ
partOf Escambray Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cuban Central Highlands
province Cienfuegos Province ⓘ
Sancti Spíritus ⓘ
surface form: Sancti Spíritus Province

Villa Clara Province ⓘ
startTime 1960 ⓘ
terrain rugged ⓘ
timeAsGuerrillaStronghold 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
tourism birdwatching ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
usedAs guerrilla stronghold ⓘ
rebel base area ⓘ
vegetation evergreen forests ⓘ
pine forests ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Batista government forces → location → Escambray Mountains ⓘ
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios → hasView → Escambray Mountains ⓘ
Isla de Cuba → hasMountainRange → Escambray Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra del Escambray
Trinidad, Cuba → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Escambray Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Topes de Collantes (nearby in Escambray Mountains)
Trinidad, Cuba → near → Escambray Mountains ⓘ
Second National Front of the Escambray → operatedIn → Escambray Mountains ⓘ
Second National Front of the Escambray → locatedIn → Escambray Mountains ⓘ
Second National Front of the Escambray → theaterOfOperations → Escambray Mountains ⓘ
Escambray Mountains → partOf → Escambray Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cuban Central Highlands
Escambray Mountains → alsoKnownAs → Escambray Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra del Escambray
Escambray Mountains → location → Escambray Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Escambray Rebellion
Escambray Mountains → locatedIn → Escambray Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Topes de Collantes
Escambray Mountains → locatedIn → Escambray Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Salto del Caburní
Central Cuba → contains → Escambray Mountains ⓘ
southern Cuba → containsMountainRange → Escambray Mountains ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Cuba
this entity surface form: Sierra del Escambray