The National Park Ciénaga de Zapata

Photo by Zoë Sheng.

The National Park Ciénaga de Zapata and the Speleological-Lacustrine System is part of the Tentative list of Cuba in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.

Ciénaga de Zapata National Park is an extensive ecosystem made up of mangrove forests, keys, seagrass beds, coral reef barriers and deep reefs, including the Cazones Gulf, a deep underwater canyon that is the main recruitment site of important commercial species such as porgies and groupers.

Map of The National Park Ciénaga de Zapata

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The coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.

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Full Name
The National Park Ciénaga de Zapata and the Speleological-Lacustrine System
Country
Cuba
Added
2024
Type
Natural
Categories
Natural landscape - Marine and Coastal
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2024 Added to Tentative List

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