El Yunque is a 575-metre-high (1,886 ft) mountain located 7 km (4.3 mi) 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).
| El Yunque | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 20°21′08″N 74°34′26″W / 20.35222°N 74.57389°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | The anvil |
| Language of name | (in Spanish) |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Cuba |
| Parent range | Sierra del Purial (Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa) |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Table mountain |
Overview
editEl 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 1,125 m (3,691 ft) long and has a total area of 461,000 m2 (4,960,000 sq ft).
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.
Gallery
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View from El Yunque -
El Yunque from Baracoa bay -
El Yunque in 2006 -
View to the west from the foot of El Yunque
References
edit- ^ a b Baracoa.org. "El Yunque". Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2006-09-29.
- ^ Columbus Monuments Pages. "Baracoa". Retrieved 2007-09-29.
External links
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Media related to El Yunque at Wikimedia Commons
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