Soroa - 22 photos
Bridge to Soroa lookout point
Tocororo, our National Bird. Taken near Soroa waterfall
Soroa Orchids Garden
Orchids
Soroa Orchids Garden
Orchids
Shelters in Soroa Orchids Garden
Octopus Orchids
Soroa Orchids Garden
Cactus flower
Orchids
View from Soroa lookout point
Wild, tiny and peculiar flower of the sleeping grass
Residents of the place
Going to Soroa lookout point
Jutía conga, cuban specie. Pet of a nice resident.
View from Soroa lookout point
Trail to Soroa waterfall, The Rainbow of Cuba
Trail to Soroa waterfall, The Rainbow of Cuba
Eleutherodactylus limbatus (8,5-11,8 mm). Endemic of Cuba
Eleutherodactylus limbatus (8,5-11,8 mm). Endemic of Cuba
Soroa waterfall, The Rainbow of Cuba
Soroa waterfall, The Rainbow of Cuba
Located in Sierra del Rosario and declared Biosphere Reserve Area by UNESCO.
Soroa´s altitude is a little more than 200 meters above the sea level, among mountains, valleys and rivers. It has a rich vegetation with always green forests, orchids and ferns, among their main exponents.
The 20 meters high waterfall, "The Rainbow of Cuba", is the symbol of Soroa, place where the biggest orchids plantation in Cuba is also located; it collects around 20 000 specimens of 700 species, many of them Cuban, in an area of 35 000 m² located in the north hillside of "Loma del Fuerte".
