Seeking Salto Fino

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August 25th 2015
Seeking Salto Fino Red clay slurps as I lift my muck-encased boot out of the narrow gully. It is the rainy season in the mountainous rainforest near Baracoa, Cuba, a part of the larger <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cuchillas del Toa Biosphere Reserve (Knives of the Rio Toa). On one of Toa’s tributaries, we seek Salto Fino. Salto Fino is the tallest cascade in the Caribbe ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Este » Baracoa

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The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves ... ... read more