Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt is a national park in the Cuban provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo. It is named after the German scientist Alexander von Humboldt who visited the island in 1800 and 1801. The park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001 for of its size, altitude range, complex lithology, landform diversity, and wealth of endemic flora and fauna.| Year | Decision | Comments |
| 2001 | Inscribed | Reasons for inscription |
| 1999 | Deferred | Bureau - For new protection and boundary definition law |
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- Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
- Country: Cuba
- Year: 2001
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Natural Heritage
Criteria: (9) (10) - Category: Wildlife habitat, Flora Geological formation, Karst / caves
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Endemic Bird Species . Named after individual people . Notable examples of multiple speciation in one site . World Biosphere Reserves . World Heritage Forest Programme .
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