The Desembarco del Granma National Park is in Eastern Cuba, in the province of Granma. The park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The park is fairly large, covering an area of more than 32,500 hectares.
History
[edit]The park got its name because it was here that the boat Granma with the Cuban revolutionaries (among them the Castro brothers, Che Guevara) landed in 1956. However it's listed as a natural world heritage due to its marine terraces.
The park was established as part of the Cuban national parks system in 1986. It was listed as a 
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.
Landscape
[edit]The park is most famous for its geology, specifically its coastal cliffs that are actually a series of coastal terraces, caused by uplifted rocks from deep below the ocean surface. The coastal terraces at Granma National Park rise as high as 360 meters above sea level and offshore, extend another 180 meters below sea level. The rock is mostly limestone and the cliffs are dotted with a series of karst caves. The park also features several sinkholes and waterfalls.
Flora and fauna
[edit]Desembarco del Granma National Park has a large number of endemic plant and animal species, many of which are found nowhere outside the park. Of the 512 plants that have been cataloged in the park, 60% are endemic. Over 90% of the amphibian and reptile species cataloged in the park are endemic to Cuba.
The park's residents include 110 bird species, 13 mammals, 44 reptiles and 17 amphibians. One of the park's more charismatic residents is the West Indian manatee.
Climate
[edit]The park is one of the warmest and driest areas in Cuba with an average temperature of 26° C.