ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES 6

Zacarías Stream Sinkhole

The Zacarías stream drains from south to north, from the slates to the limestones, sliding through a small cave, making its entire underground journey to the del Indio Cave area.

Pan de Azúcar Resolladero

Located on the emissive slope of the valley where these waters from the other end of the mountain range emerge. Responsible for excavating large cave systems present in the area.

Del Agua cave

Abundant Quaternary fossil remains of the genus Megalocnus rodens, mainly adhered to the ceiling in a calcareous breccia dragged by floodwaters from the outside.

Hoyos de San Antonio

Numerous specimens of ammonites, fish, and reptiles from the Upper Jurassic in the concretions known as “cheeses”, from the Jagua Formation. It is also reported as the only place in Cuba where remains of giant reptiles have been found.

Mogote La Mina

An extremely important locality for characterizing the Upper Oxfordian layers and collecting fauna from that stage. Numerous holotypes of ammonite and fish species have been collected here.

Pan de Azúcar Fossils

One of the most important fossil deposits of the Upper Jurassic Oxfordian in the region. The “cheeses” report a large number of ammonites of various species, as well as remains of reptile and fish skeletons.

Ancón Gap

The deepest active fluvial channel in the region, with a height difference of over 300 m, from the Ancón River bed to the summit.

La Jutía Valley

A set of karst phenomena can be observed; the valley is of fluvial origin, located at the bottom of La Jutía, at the entrance to Hoyo de Jaruco in the Guasasa Mountains.

Ancón Resolladero

The resurgence of the Ancón River constitutes the continuity in Ancón Valley of the Palmarito River, responsible for excavating one of the largest cave systems in the country and the region, “Palmarito Cave System”.

GEDA Cave

Excavated on the western margin of the Guasasa Mountains, it is one of the best-preserved paleontological sites in Cuba from the Quaternary Period. It is also distinguished by its great variety of speleothems.

Fossils, La Jutía

An internationally known fossil locality for the abundance of ammonites, and to a lesser extent, fish and reptiles from the Upper Jurassic Oxfordian.

San Vicente Spa

A natural discharge through ascending springs of mesothermal groundwater with high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide gas and other chemical compounds, giving it medicinal properties.

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