![]() Zapata Peninsula " Playa Larga Hotel " located one km from Buenaventura village, in the Montemar Natural Park. "Playa Larga" is an ideal place for swimming, snorkeling and scuba diving. " Playa Giron Hotel " located on the Bay of Pigs, in the Montemar Natural Park. Hotel has International Scuba Diving Center, and also horseback riding. ![]() Indians village - slides Bay of Pigs Museum, which gathers details of the defense against the armed invasion varied out in Cuba by mercenary troops in 1961
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Montemar Great Natural Park, is located in the Cienaga de Zapata around "Bay of Pigs", in Matanzas province. It's the largest and most important wetland in the Caribbean. Sixteen species of reptiles, inhabit the area specimens are the Cuban and American crocodiles. Mammals are also represented in park: several hutia species, wild boars and deers. Ponds and lagoons are home to two aquatic vertebrates now in extinction, the manatee and the Cuban alligator gar an ancient fish that can only be found in this region. The park main attraction is system of caves, that extends along the coast about 70 km is also an excellent place for hiking, horseback riding, diving & boating ![]() Treasure Lagoon, with a depth of 10 m and almost 16 km wide, is the largest in Cuba a very popular tourist site in the Zapata Peninsula. Preservation and care of its environment during almost four decades, with scarce presence of population settlements, allowed the ecosystem to stay almost untouched. Is considered the largest reserve of humid soil in the Caribbean, with outstanding places like the Salt Mines of Brito. "La Boca" the largest crocodile farm in Latin America. Boat rides are appropriate for traveling to the Guama tourism center, habitat of two endangered species of aquatic vertebrates: Manatee and Manjuari.
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