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Cienaga de Zapata.
From the looks of this picture, there's little wonder that Conanicus
has chosen this area to spend his formative year and a half.
"Ciénaga de
Zapata is a Biosphere Reserve. It covers all the southernmost area of the
province of Matanzas, for a total surface of 6,000 sq.km. It includes the
Municipalities of Unión de Reyes, Jaguey Grande, Caliente, and the area
of the island platform. It extends for 175 km from east to west, between
Punta Gorda and Jagua, with a maximum width of 58 Km from north to south,
from Sur de Torrente to Cayo Miguel, and an average width of 16 km. 75% of
the territory is represented by marshes and brackish lagoons: for this
reason, Ciénaga de Zapata is the main wetland in Cuba, as well as the
largest and best-preserved in the Caribbean Islands." (Our boy
Conanicus is no fool!)
[the description above is from www.parks.it/world/CU/pn.Cienaga.de.Zapata/Eindex.html]
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