Baconao
Sign in to saveBaconao Park is a large park region, about 60 kilometers away from the city of Santiago de Cuba, with a total surface of .
Key facts
- Protected area.name
- Baconao Biosphere Reserve
- Protected area.iucn_category
- VI
- Protected area.map
- Cuba
- Protected area.relief
- 1
- Protected area.map_caption
- Location of Baconao Biosphere Reserve in Cuba
- Protected area.location
- Cuba
- Protected area.nearest_city
- Santiago de Cuba
- Protected area.established
- 1987
- Protected area.governing_body
- El Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA)
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Baconao Park is a large park region, about 60 kilometers away from the city of Santiago de Cuba, with a total surface of .
==History== thumb|Reconstruction of Taino village The name Baconao is related to the name of a little native who lived in the south of Cuba during the pre-Columbian period. Legend mentions a magical tree, called bacona, that allowed the child to play music from the lagoon's snails.