Name: Zapata Swamp (Ciénaga de Zapata)
Address: Cienaga de Zapata Cuba, Matanzas
Rating: 5.0000

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Lake of Treasure

Treasure Lake is located in the Guamá tourist centre on the Zapata Peninsula. It is 16 square km in area and is 4km wide at its widest point. At its centre it is six meters deep on average. In connection with its name, it has been claimed that the Ciboney Indians and the chiefs of Yaguarama and Hanábana indians came to this place to give water as offerings to the gods, and the gold that the conquistadors had so eagerly sought. It is assumed this is the reason it began to be identified as Laguna del Tesoro (Lake of Treasure).

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The Swamp Of Zapata

You will find this in the biggest but least populated area of Cuba in the province of Matanzas.With an approximate area of three hundred thousand hectares, it is the largest wetland in the islands of the Caribbean. It is part of the best preserved green regions of the archipelago. There are many native floral species and it is an area with many birds (about 230 species). Another big tourist attraction is the crocodiles. The area has the largest crocodile breeding center in Cuba.

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To the south of the province of...

Al sur de la provincia de Matanzas en...

Al sur de la provincia de Matanzas en Cuba se encuentra uno de los espacios naturales más increíbles que he visto, la Ciénaga de Zapata. Bosques vírgenes, pantanos, manglares centenarios y una diversidad de flora y fauna que hacen que la visita sea obligatoria. En Boca de Guamá se encuentra el criadero de cocodrilos y hay varios restaurantes donde puedes probar su carne. A mi no me gustó mucho pero ya que se está allí hay que probarlo. Lo que sí hay que hacer es ir hasta la réplica de la aldea Taína que se encuentra en medio de la Laguna del Tesoro y que muestra como vivían los pobladores aborígenes cubanos en aquella época. Hay cabañas y esculturas a tamaño natural mostrando diversas actividades cotidianas. Pero lo bueno de ir hasta allí es el trayecto en lancha por este lago natural de 9 kilómetros cuadrados, al cual se accede por un canal rodeado de un espesa vegetación desde Boca de Guamá. Las vistas son increíbles, el agua cristalino de un azul que se funde con el cielo en el horizonte para mostrar un marco de una belleza incomparable.

To the south of the province of Matanzas in Cuba is one of the most incredible natural spaces I've seen, the Zapata Swamp. Virgin forests, marshes, mangrove trees and a variety of flora and fauna that make the mandatory visit. In Boca de Guamá is a crocodile farm and there are several restaurants where you can try your meat. I do not really like but as it is there must try. What we need to do is go to the replica of the Taino village that sits in the middle of the Laguna del Tesoro and showing how people lived at that time Cuban natives. There are cabins and life-size sculptures showing various daily activities. But the good thing about going there is the boat ride through this natural lake of 9 square kilometers, which is accessed through a canal surrounded by thick vegetation from Boca de Guamá. The views are amazing, the water crystal blue that blends with the sky on the horizon to show a frame of incomparable beauty.