martes, 13 de abril de 2010

Sierra del Cristal, 80 years Protecting Nature

By Amauris Betancourt.
Sierra Cristal, Northeast in Holguín province, has turned officially 80 years old last Monday April 12 as a Natural Park, since 1930. The Park shelters the flora and fauna species that favor the human being's existence.

The Natural Park, known at present as Pico Cristal Natural Park after the name of its highest elevation (1 231 meters), hosts natural treasures in biodiversity and is a resourceful means to protect the environment.

Natural parks help regulate the climate and work as biological controllers and as shelters to animal species. Pico Cristal spreads over four municipalities ( Mayarí, Sagua of Tánamo, Frank País and Segundo Frente ) and two provinces ( Holguín and Santiago de Cuba ). Pico Cristal Natural Park makes one of the 253 Protected Areas all over the country. The Cuban scientific community and people interested in environment topics payed a visit to the Park yesterday to honor the Park´s birthday.

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