Desembarco del Granma National Park

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Desembarco del Granma National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed protected area in southeastern Cuba, renowned for its dramatic marine terraces, coastal cliffs, and historical significance as the landing site of Fidel Castro’s Granma yacht.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
associatedWithEvent Cuban Revolution NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson Che Guevara NERFINISHED
Fidel Castro NERFINISHED
Raúl Castro NERFINISHED
biodiversitySignificance high level of plant endemism
important habitat for endemic Cuban fauna
contains Las Coloradas landing site
continent North America
country Cuba
designation National Park of Cuba NERFINISHED
geologicalFeature cliffs up to several hundred meters high
escarpments
limestone terraces
geologicalSignificance one of the most outstanding and extensive systems of marine terraces in the world
governingBody Cuban environmental authorities
hasConservationValue protection of endemic and threatened species
protection of unique coastal and marine terrace landscapes
hasEcosystem coastal shrubland
mangroves
marine ecosystems
tropical dry forest
hasView stepped marine terraces descending to the sea
historicalSignificance landing site of the yacht Granma in 1956
IUCNCategory II (National Park) NERFINISHED
knownFor coastal cliffs
karst formations
marine terraces
well-preserved uplifted marine terraces
languageOfToponym Spanish
locatedIn Granma Province NERFINISHED
southeastern Cuba
marineComponent Caribbean Sea coastline
partOf Caribbean region
Cuba’s National System of Protected Areas NERFINISHED
tourismActivity birdwatching
ecotourism
hiking
nature observation
translationOfName Landing of the Granma National Park
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix)
(viii)
(x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageID 889
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Latin America and the Caribbean NERFINISHED
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1999

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Playa Las Coloradas partOf Desembarco del Granma National Park
Granma Province contains Desembarco del Granma National Park
Granma Province tourismAttraction Desembarco del Granma National Park
southern Cuba hasProtectedArea Desembarco del Granma National Park
subject surface form: Southern Cuba