El Yunque (Cuba)

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
Highest point
Elevation575 m (1,886 ft)[1]
Coordinates20°21′08″N 74°34′26″W
Naming
English translationThe anvil
Language of name(in Spanish)
Geography
LocationCuba
Parent rangeSierra del Purial
(Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa)
Geology
Mountain typeTable mountain
the Bay of Baracoa and El Yunque

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 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.

References

  1. Baracoa.org. "El Yunque". Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2006-09-29.
  2. Columbus Monuments Pages. "Baracoa". Retrieved 2007-09-29.

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