Cuba - Pinar del Rio ( Viñales Valley,Cigar Industry) Part 13
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Cuba - Pinar del Rio:
Pinar del Río is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is at the western end of the island of Cuba.
The Pinar del Río province is Cuba's westernmost province and contains one of Cuba's three main mountain ranges, the Cordillera de Guaniguanico, divided into the easterly Sierra del Rosario and the westerly Sierra de los Organos. These form a landscape characterised by steep sided limestone hills (called mogotes) and flat, fertile valleys. One such topographic feature, the Viñales Valley, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The northern coast opens to the great Gulf of Mexico, and is lined by the Colorados Archipelago, a string of cays and isles developed on a reef barrier. The westernmost point of Cuba, Cabo San Antonio, is located on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula, which is a National Park and a Biosphere Reserve.
The province relies on tobacco farming, with Pinar del Río producing 70% of Cuba's crop, used to make the cigars that are so prized overseas. The best tobacco, used for more expensive cigar brands, is grown in the flat lands of San Juan y Martínez.
Tourism
Tourism is also an important part of the province's economy. Though the town of Pinar del Río (the provincial capital) has some places of cultural and historical interest (such as the Cathedral of San Rosendo, a 19th Century construction), most attractions are to be found in rural or natural settings. A major destination is the Viñales Valley, a karstic depression located in the Sierra de los Organos, north of the town of Viñales. Designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999 because of its natural beauty and the traditional agricultural techniques which continue to used in the cultivation of tobacco and other crops there, the valley is a popular hiking and rock climbing location.
Many of the valley's surrounding hills are dotted with caves which may be explored by visitors and spelunking has become another popular activity in the province (a particularly interesting cave is the Cueva de los Portales, beside the Río Caiguanabo, where Che Guevara set up his staff headquarters and dormitory as commander of the Western Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis).
Accommodations in and near Viñales have also grown in number in response to growing tourism in the region. In addition to casas particulares (licensed bed and breakfasts in private residences), there a number of hotels some kilometers from the town, such as La Ermita and Rancho Horizontes San Vicente.
Another major tourist destination in the province is Las Terrazas, a unique model village located 20 kilometer northeast of Soroa. Surrounded by mountains, the village was founded in 1971 as part of rural development and reforestation project which spans 5,000 ha (12,355 acres). As in other parts of the province, there are several hiking trails which weave through the surrounding mountains. Some companies offer guided hiking tours on a daily basis (in some areas, in fact, a guide is mandatory).
With around 30 diving sites, Pinar del Río is also considered one of Cuba's premier scuba diving destinations. Cayo Levisa, about two kilometers offshore, is known for its copious black coral and excursions to this cay are afforded by tour agencies based in the province. Another hugely popular location is María la Gorda beach, which boasts many nearby dive sites (as close as 200 m (220 yd) from the beach).An increasing number of tourists also visit the San Diego hot springs, in search of the health benefits reportedly afforded by the warm sulfur-rich waters there. An additional spectrum of health-related services has also become available at this spa, including massages and mud baths.
The mystery of the 50,000 year old sunken city in Cuba
In 2001, working on a survey mission with the Cuban government, a Canadian exploration company discovered what appeared to be man-made structures of a sunken city deep within the Atlantic ocean. Read on to find out what happened to this news.
The Mysterious Sunken City in Cuba
In 2001, Pauline Zalitzki and husband Paul Weinzweig, owners of a Canadian company called Advanced Digital Communications (ADC), were working on a survey mission with the Cuban government. ADC was one of the four firms working in a joint venture with Pres. Fidel Castro’s government to explore Cuban waters, which hold hundreds of treasure-laden ships from the Spanish colonial era. They previously had success in locating the remains of the USS Maine, which sank under mysterious circumstances in Havana Harbour in 1898, during the Spanish-American war. It was hoped that they could locate further sunken ships.
The exploration was conducted along the coast of the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in the Pinar del Río province of Cuba. Advanced Sonar equipment was being used by the team to survey the seas when they picked up strange stone structures lying some 600 to 750 meters beneath the sea. The structures seemed to be symmetrically organized stones reminiscent of typical ancient cities with large pyramidal structures.
Cuba braced for first tropical storm of season
1. Wide shot town of Batabano
2. Medium shot homes
3. Wide shot man on roof, preparing for storm
4. Close up same
5. Wide shot people outside food market
6. Medium shot people walking out with food
7. Medium shot woman with children on front porch of home
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Maria Luisa Molina, Batabano resident:
The storm is very dangerous to our country. We're waiting to see what aid we get and we're willing to accept whatever it is.
9. Medium shot street vendor slicing pork chops
10. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Orestes Bobey, Batabano vendor:
We opened about an hour ago and they've bought a lot. It seems that due to the storm, people are buying more.
11. Wide shot ship at sea
12. Medium shot shrimp boat docking
13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Lazaro Armas, Batabano Chief of Border Patrol:
We are currently in a hurricane alert phase. The border patrol and fishing authorities have decided to call in all the ships including sport fishing boats and state fishing vessels. As you can see, we have one arriving now. The majority is already in port.
14. Medium shot children playing soccer in light rain
STORYLINE:
Cuba is bracing for Arlene, the first tropical storm of the season and the first one to hit the island in the month of June over the past decade.
A bulletin from the National Institute of Meteorology announced that the storm will continue to organise and gain strength and that it's expected to continue a northern trajectory which would make landfall in the Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Pinar del Rio.
Cuban Civil Defence declared a Hurricane Alert for the Isle of Youth and Pinar del Rio province while applying an Informative Phase one level below ''Alert'', for the rest of the country.
The warning means that all state controlled organisations must be on alert for evacuations and to assist in the prevention of loss of life and property.
In Havana and the surrounding areas, the sky grew darker and small showers announced the closeness of the storm.
Seaside towns have been ordered to prepare for severe weather.
In Batabano, a small fishing village on the southwest side of the island, residents appeared concerned, but organised.
In late 2004 hurricane Ivan hit the coastal town and destroyed homes and fishing boats.
Small queues formed outside food stores, but were orderly and calm.
Batabano is famous for its shrimps and lobsters.
Residents fish on boats that are at sea for 10 to 20 days at a time depending on the catch.
According to local officials, all boats have been called back to port.
With winds of 65 kilometres (40 miles) an hour, Arlene is expected to produce swells on the southern coast of Cuba and light flooding in low-lying areas.
Even though hurricane season begins on the island on June 1st,very few storms form during this month.
Cuba hasn't seen a storm of this magnitude in June since 1995 when Hurricane Allison struck the island.
Experts from around the world have said that 2005 is expected to be an intense year for tropical storms and hurricanes in the region.
As of 12 o'clock noon, local time, Arlene was located 265 kilometres south of Pinar del Rio province.
The storm is expected to make landfall in Cuba in the early morning hours of Friday (June 10).
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Nationalpark Guanahacabibes, Kuba Westen
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Maria La Gorda, Cuba
Nature tourism is a major attraction in Maria La Gorda since the area is inhabited by 172 species of birds belonging to 42 families, 11 of which are endemic and 84 are migratory.
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Cuban underwater city refers to a site thought by some to be a submerged granite structural complex off the coast of the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba.
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Cuban underwater city refers to a site thought by some to be a submerged granite structural complex off the coast of the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba.
Sonar images interpreted as being symmetrical and geometric stone structures resembling an urban complex were first recorded in early 2001 covering an area of 2 square kilometres (200 ha) at depths of between 600 metres (2,000 ft) and 750 metres (2,460 ft). The discovery was reported by Pauline Zalitzki, a marine engineer, and her husband Paul Weinzweig, owners of a Canadian company called Advanced Digital Communications, working on an exploration and survey mission in conjunction with the Cuban government. The team returned to the site a second time with an underwater video robot that filmed sonar images interpreted as various pyramids and circular structures made out of massive, smooth blocks of stone that resembled hewn granite. Zalitzki said It's a really wonderful structure which really looks like it could have been a large urban centre. However, it would be totally irresponsible to say what it was before we have evidence.
After studying the images, National Geographic senior editor John Echave said, They are interesting anomalies, but that's as much as anyone can say right now, but I'm no expert on sonar and until we are able to actually go down there and see, it will be difficult to characterize them. Professor of oceanography Robert Ballard was quoted as saying, That's too deep, I'd be surprised if it was human. You have to ask yourself, how did it get there? I've looked at a lot of sonar images in my life, and it can be sort of like looking at an ink blot -- people can sometimes see what they want to see. I'll just wait for a bit more data.
Marine geologist Manuel Iturralde called for more samples before drawing conclusions about the site, saying the results so far were very unusual. He estimated that it would have taken 50,000 years for such structures to have sunken to the depth at which they were said to be found and stated that none of the known cultures living that long ago had the ability to build such structures. A specialist in underwater archaeology at Florida State University added, It would be cool if they were right, but it would be real advanced for anything we would see in the New World for that time frame. The structures are out of time and out of place.
The mystery of the 50,000 year old sunken city in Cuba Urdu/Hindi
More than a decade ago, tabloids and research institutions exploded to the news of an exciting underwater discovery. In 2001 Pauline Zalitzki a marine engineer and her better half Paul Weinzweig found evidence of incredible manmade structures deep within the Atlantic ocean.
Paul owned a Canadian company called Advanced Digital Communication (ADC) which was working in close association with the Cuban Government on a survey mission. It was one of the four firms probing the sea while searching for treasure-laden ships from Spanish colonial era. The exploration was being conducted along the coast of the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba.
Advanced Sonar equipment was being used by the team to study the Cuban waters when they noticed strange rocks and granite structures on the sea floor. The objects were symmetrical and geometrical stone shapes unlike what you would expect to find closely resembling remnants of an urban civilization. The search covered an area of 2 square kilometers with a depth of between 2000 feet and 2460 feet.
For a closer examination, the team sent an underwater visual robot that re-recorded images of the structures in better resolution and clarity. The new pictures determined formations that were slightly pyramidal while others were circular, made of massive smooth stones which resembled hewn granite. Size of the pyramids reportedly measured approximately 8 feet by 10 feet in height and width. Some rocks were stacked upon each other while others were not and at much further distance.The ADC team did not want to come to any conclusions seeing how the images could have been misinterpreted. They were reluctant to agree that they could be remains of a sunken city without further investigation. Fragments of the site were sent to , a marine geologist who studied the pieces to conclude that the test results were very unusual.
Findings suggest that such magnificent stonework would have taken 50,000 years or more to sink to such depths of the sea. “It was beyond the capability of cultures of that time to establish such complex structures” said Manuel Iturralde. “To explain these samples in a geological point of view is very hard” He added.
Researchers are quick to share local legends of Maya and the native Yucatecos who describe a settlement inhabited by their ancestors. Their entire island was washed away by the waves of the sea. Iturralde was not ready to accept any theories which connect the discovery to lost civilizations. He mentioned that the rock formations could be miraculous creations of the Mother Nature and nothing more. A specialist in underwater archaeology at Florida State University added “It would be cool if they were right, but it would be real advanced for anything we would see in the New World for that time frame. The structures are out of time and out of place.”
t has been more than ten years that the discovery was made. The publicity and enthusiasm about the mysterious deep sea city has faded from the media and tabloids. Research is now at a standstill and without additional data it appears all answers are clouded in uncertainty. But the first sonar images of what was dubbed a lost city did create a tremendous impact on the Cuban government and her people. The world is always fascinated by the mystery of an ancient civilization, and for a time the sunken city of Cuba was one of the most bizarre. It still lies underwater, at peace in the oceans depths and is as puzzling as ever.
Guanahacabibes National Park Diving
Guanahacabibes National Park, Maria la Gorda, Cuba
Damage, evacuations caused by Hurricane Dean
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1. Wide abandoned town of Las Canas
2. Boats on beach
3. Wide bay
4. Wide ocean
5. Wide evacuees in courtyard of school
6. Evacuees on balcony of school
7. Woman with two children on bottom bunk of bed
8. Wide interior evacuated residents in dormitory
9. Set up of fisherman Jose Fuenzalida
10. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Jose Fuenzalida, Fisherman
They evacuated us to here because of the hurricane, the threat of the hurricane. The state takes care of that. That there aren't any drowned people, that's what they say. First you are alive, then you're dead...it's better the first.
11. Wide workers cooking food for evacuees
12. Various of cooks stirring pots
13. People receiving food
14. Wide of people receiving food
15. Wide of evacuees in courtyard
16. Wide boat on beach
17. Close of boat on beach
18. Wide deserted town
19. Dog wandering on street
20. Boats tied to seaside houses
21. Wide boats secured near seaside houses
STORYLINE:
Cuba has been evacuating hundreds of residents from low-lying areas of Pinar del Rio province, some 200 kilometres southwest of Havana, as a precaution as Hurricane Dean approached the narrow straits between Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula.
Residents of Las Canas and La Coloma, among several other small towns on the coast, were moved inland on Sunday to schools and other facilities to ensure their safety.
Both towns have been hit numerous times over the years by flooding and destructive winds as tropical storms have passed over the area.
One of the evacuees fisherman Jose Fuenzalida said it was better to be safe than sorry.
They evacuated us to here because of the hurricane, the threat of the hurricane. The state takes care of that. That there aren't any drowned people, that's what they say. First you are alive, then you're dead...it's better the first, he said.
The storm has now killed at least 10 people during its passage across the Caribbean with police in Harbour View, Jamaica, saying that two people died there during the storm on Monday.
But as the storm has taken a slightly south-westerly track towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, it appeared that Cuba might be spared the worst.
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Cuba - Viñales Valley - Valle de Viñales
The Viñales Valley has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. On the rocks you can see in the evolutionary process 12 images of people and animals.
[E] El Valle de Viñales ha sido catalogado como Patrimonio de la Humanidad desde 1999.
En el Mural se pueden ver en 12 piezas el proceso evolutivo de los hombres y de los animales.
[PL] Dolina Viñales została wpisana na Listę Światowego Dziedzictwa UNESCO od 1999 roku. Na skałach Viñales można zobaczyć w procesie ewolucyjnym 12 wizerunków ludzi i zwierząt.
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Just over a decade ago, a team of explorers were working on an exploration and survey mission off the western coast of Cuba when their sonar equipment picked up a perplexing series of stone structures lying some 650 metres below the surface. The structures appeared completely analogous against the barren ‘desert’ of the ocean floor and seemed to show symmetrically organized stones reminiscent of an urban development. A media flurry soon ensued with news sites sporting headlines such as ‘Atlantis Discovered in Cuba’ and ‘Lost City of the Caribbean Found’. However, the finding also attracted the attention of the government, national museum, and national geographic, who all made promises to investigate the strange sonar images. Now, ten years on, the story has disappeared into obscurity. What ever happened to the sunken ‘ruins’ of Cuba? Were they ever fully investigated? And why has the media fallen silent on this unusual discovery?
The discovery was first made in 2001 when Pauline Zalitzki, a marine engineer, and her husband Paul Weinzweig, owners of a Canadian company called Advanced Digital Communications (ADC), were working on a survey mission in conjunction with the Cuban government off the tip of the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. ADC was one of four firms working in a joint venture with President Fidel Castro's government to explore Cuban waters, which hold hundreds of treasure-laden ships from the Spanish colonial era. The team was using advanced sonar equipment to scan a 2 square kilometre area of the sea floor when they noticed a series of symmetrical and geometric stone structures resembling an urban complex.
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