Cayo Levisa is an ideal
place to practice
nautical sports. From the crest of its waters emerge corals
that are looked after by sailors and are a true privilege
to snorkeling fans.
With the opening of 20 new cabañas, the room capacity
of Cayo Levisa has increased. This islet located in the
northern part of the province of Pinar del Rio offers visitors
the pleasure of virgin landscapes and a fantastic marine
fauna.
Virgin beaches extend for 3 km and offer 23 snorkeling
points.
It is considered, with Maria la Gorda, one of the best
places in the area for snorkeling.
Other attractions:
Apart
from enjoying the beaches of this cay, visitors to the most
western province of Cuba will have access to many sites
such as the Peninsula de Guanahacabibes, the Sierra del
Rosario and the Paisaje Cultural de la Humanidad in Valle
de Viñales that Unesco declared "World Biosphere
Reserve".
With a surface of 132 km2 in the Sierra de los Organos,
the Valle de Viñales, one of Cuba's best-known regions
stands out by the impressing mountains of vertical hillsides
and round tops covered with an abundant vegetation of mogotes.
Also in the area are many caves and small interior rivers
making it one of the most important speleological systems
of the planet.
Occupying
the eastern half of the Guaniguanico mountain range stands
out the Sierra del Rosario with beautiful landscapes and
attractive tourist points of interest such as Soroa and
Las Terrazas.
La Cueva del Indio which is crossed by the San Juan river,
the cave of Juan Miguel and the Santo Tomas with its system
of caves - with more than 45 km of galleries buried in the
close Sierra de Quenados, constitute sites of invaluable
interest in a natural environment conceived for walking
or trekking through eco-tourist paths.
The
Sierra del Infierno is an agricultural community where tribute
is paid to the healing properties of water.
In the Dos Hermanos Valley a huge painting, named the Mural
de la Prehistoria,
was realized on the wall of a mogote.
Los Jazmines is a viewpoint offering a sight of the Valle
de Viñales, a unique architectonic piece conceived
to enjoy this natural eden.
The International Centro de Buceo of Maria la Gorda, located
on the eastern side of the inlet in the Peninsula de Guanahacabibes,
offers 54 diving points scattered along the extensive littoral.
The largest quantity of the island's black coral, gorgonias
and multiple sub-aquatic caves can be found in the area.
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