🌲 Desembarco del Granma National Park
Cuba · Americas · National Park · 19.88°N, 77.63°W
Desembarco del Granma National Park is a national park in south-western Cuba, stretching across the Niquero and Pilón municipalities in what is now Granma Province. 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. The National park is well known for its karst topography and coastal cliffs.
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Quick facts
| Country | Cuba |
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| Continent / region | Americas |
| Protection type | 🌲 National Park |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 19.88°N, 77.63°W · view on map |
Desembarco del Granma National Park is a national park in Cuba, in Americas. The details of why Desembarco del Granma National Park is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).
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