Learn about: Tope de Collantes
Great natural park Topes de Collantes Great natural park Topes de Collantes, is a protected area of Cuba declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco, located in the center of Cuba in an area known as Topes de Collantes, petenece to the mountain group Guamuahaya or Sierra del Escambray, in the province Cuba of Sancti Spíritus, near Trinidad and the Valley of the Sugar Mills. It is located 800 meters above sea level, located about 20 kilometers from the city of Trinidad and about 350 kilometers east of Havana. It has a territorial extension of 110 km2, has many caves rivers, waterfalls and waterfalls the most famous is the Caburn
This protected area has several tourist attractions:
Salto del Caburní: the most popular trek takes place through coffee plantations, traditional farmers' homes, and cliffs ending at the Caburní River with a waterfall of 62 meters (203 feet) and a series of natural ponds .
Vegas Grandes: it is a walk of which there is a part that takes place on a slope of approximately 45 degrees which makes it very difficult for the traveler, which is grateful to finish it because it culminates in a waterfall that is the second highest of Cuba, after the Soroa jump, and has a pool in which the walker can cool off.
La Batata: 3 kilometers from the city is a place that offers panoramic views and ends in a cave system with several natural pools (seven pools), with healing properties in its waters some of them.
Hacienda Codina: a ranch with several attractions such as medicinal mud baths, medicinal and ornamental gardens, a collection of orchids with more than 40 local species, a bamboo grove, the Isla de los Enamorados, the yoga corner and the Altar cave , from where a secret passage that ends in a natural viewpoint you can see the Valley of the mills, Trinidad and Ancon Beach.
Park "La Represa": this park was developed around the house of Martha Batista, is located on the banks of the Vega Grande River, has an arboretum of more than 300 exotic species and with the oldest mahogany in Cuba still standing.
Ecological Trail: it is a local road approximately one kilometer long, which connects the Kurhotel with the hotel Los Helechos. It is a path full of tree ferns, and trees of pine, eucalyptus and palms.
Casa del Café: s a place where you can taste various types of coffee prepared in various ways.