Sierra de los Órganos () is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
in the province of
Pinar del RÃo
Pinar del RÃo is the capital city of Pinar del RÃo Province, Cuba. With a population of 139,336 (2004) in a municipality of 190,332, it is the 10th-largest city in Cuba. Inhabitants of the area are called ''Pinareños''.
History
Pinar del RÃ ...
, western
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
. Along with the
Sierra del Rosario
Sierra del Rosario is a mountain range in the provinces of Pinar del RÃo Province, Pinar del RÃo and Artemisa Province, Artemisa, western Cuba. It is located in the eastern part of the Guaniguanico range and, along with the Sierra de los Órgano ...
, it is part of the
Guaniguanico mountain range.
Geography
The ''Sierra'' is the western part of Guaniguanico and spans from
Guane
Guane is a municipality and town in the Pinar del RÃo Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1602.
Geography
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Cabo de San Antonio y La Fe, Catalina, Cortés, Hato de Guane, Isabel Rubio (Paso Real d ...
to the
San Diego River
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, in the municipality of
Los Palacios
Los Palacios () is a municipality and town in the Pinar del RÃo Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1760.
Geography
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Limones, Macurijes, Paso Real, Santa Mónica, Santo Domingo, Sierra and Urbano ...
. The other municipalities including the range are
Mantua
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In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture. In 2017, it was named as the Eur ...
,
San Juan y MartÃnez
San Juan y MartÃnez () is a municipality and town in the Pinar del RÃo Province of Cuba.
Overview
Its economy is centered mainly on agriculture and the crop of its farmers, the largest of which being tobacco. In Cuba, San Juan y Martinez is kn ...
,
Minas de Matahambre
Minas de Matahambre () is a municipality and town in the Pinar del RÃo Province of Cuba. It was declared a National Monument of Cuba.
Geography
The municipality faces the Gulf of Mexico to the north, where the cays of the Colorados Archipelago ar ...
,
Viñales
Viñales is a town and municipality in the north-central Pinar del RÃo Province of Cuba. The town consists mostly of one-story wooden houses with porches. The municipality is dominated by low mountain ranges of the Cordillera de Guaniguanico su ...
,
Pinar del RÃo
Pinar del RÃo is the capital city of Pinar del RÃo Province, Cuba. With a population of 139,336 (2004) in a municipality of 190,332, it is the 10th-largest city in Cuba. Inhabitants of the area are called ''Pinareños''.
History
Pinar del RÃ ...
,
Consolación del Sur
Consolación del Sur is a municipality and town in the Pinar del RÃo Province of Cuba. Also called the ''Athens of Vueltabajo'', it was founded in 1690.
Geography
It is located in a major rice-growing area; tobacco is also cultivated as in muc ...
and
La Palma
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.
Landmarks
In the middle of the Sierra de los Órganos is located the
Viñales Valley
Viñales Valley ( es, Valle de Viñales) is a karstic depression in Cuba. The valley has an area of and is located in the Sierra de los Órganos mountains (part of Guaniguanico range), just north of Viñales in the Pinar del RÃo Province. In ...
,
"Viñales National Park on the Guaniguanico Mountain Range" (Cuba Naturaleza website)
/ref> a natural reserve and World Heritage Site
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. In the east it is the protected area of Mil Cumbres, located almost entirely in the Sierra del Rosario.
See also
* Pan de Guajaibón
*'' Eleutherodactylus zeus''
References
External links
Sierra de los Órganos
at ''Encyclopædia Britannica
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Mountain ranges of Cuba
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