El Yunque (Cuba) Explained

El Yunque
Elevation M:575
Elevation Ref:[1]
Translation:The anvil
Location:Cuba
Range:Sierra del Purial
(Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa)
Coordinates:20.3522°N -74.5739°W
Type:Table mountain

El Yunque is a 575adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain located 7km (04miles) west of Baracoa and the Baracoa Bay in Cuba's Guantanamo Province. It has a table mountain shape that resembles an anvil ("yunque" in Spanish).

Overview

El Yunque was mentioned by Christopher Columbus in his chronicles about the discovery of the Americas.[2] The Yunque is situated between the banks of the rivers Duaba and Toa, it is 1125m (3,691feet) long and has a total area of 461000m2.

El Yunque was declared a National Monument by the Cuban National Commission of Monuments on December 25, 1979.[1] El Yunque is covered with Cuban moist forests and the lower slopes are planted with cocoa bean under the shade of groves of royal palm.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Yunque . Baracoa.org . 2006-09-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070611220311/http://www.baracoa.org/baracoa-el-yunque.html . 2007-06-11 .
  2. Web site: Baracoa. Columbus Monuments Pages. 2007-09-29.