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CUBA 10 - 2016-02-05 - HIKE to the top of the cliff El Yunque - altitude 566 m (click for info)

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Trail stats

Distance
5.25 mi
Elevation gain
1,975 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
1,975 ft
Max elevation
1,867 ft
TrailRank 
58
Min elevation
-167 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
6 hours 44 minutes
Coordinates
1683
Uploaded
April 6, 2016
Recorded
February 2016
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near Santa Rosa, Guantánamo (Republic of Cuba)

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Photo ofCUBA 10 - 2016-02-05 - HIKE to the top of the cliff El Yunque - altitude 566 m (click for info) Photo ofCUBA 10 - 2016-02-05 - HIKE to the top of the cliff El Yunque - altitude 566 m (click for info) Photo ofCUBA 10 - 2016-02-05 - HIKE to the top of the cliff El Yunque - altitude 566 m (click for info)

Itinerary description

The trail is "moderate/difficult", the reason to I call it "difficult", is the last part from the fruit seller.

On the top of El Yunque, there is a small plateau.
Photo here is Cuba's National bird, called Trogon/Tocororo
05-02-2016

Approx.: 8,5 km

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 172 ft
Photo ofOn the road again

On the road again

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 139 ft
Photo ofHouse and transport (2 photos) Photo ofHouse and transport (2 photos)

House and transport (2 photos)

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 131 ft
Photo ofHike over the Rio Duaba

Hike over the Rio Duaba

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 127 ft
Photo ofHike over the Rio Duaba

Hike over the Rio Duaba

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 133 ft
Photo ofHike over the Rio Duaba

Hike over the Rio Duaba

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 155 ft
Photo ofAnd then the boots on again

And then the boots on again

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 155 ft
Photo ofUphill on a path

Uphill on a path

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 576 ft
Photo ofView over the area

View over the area

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,288 ft
Photo ofBe carefull - harmless I think, they are small (2 photos) Photo ofBe carefull - harmless I think, they are small (2 photos)

Be carefull - harmless I think, they are small (2 photos)

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,534 ft
Photo ofView almost from the top of El Yunque

View almost from the top of El Yunque

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 310 ft
Photo ofGoats

Goats

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 176 ft
Photo ofRio Duaba

Rio Duaba

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 166 ft
Photo ofGoing back over Rio Duaba

Going back over Rio Duaba

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 136 ft
Photo ofTaxi perhaps ??

Taxi perhaps ??

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 156 ft
Photo ofCocoa tree

Cocoa tree

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 138 ft
Photo ofBrave hikers swimming in Rio Duaba (3 photos) Photo ofBrave hikers swimming in Rio Duaba (3 photos) Photo ofBrave hikers swimming in Rio Duaba (3 photos)

Brave hikers swimming in Rio Duaba (3 photos)

I am a chicken. 05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 123 ft
Photo ofFlod strøm 07285

Flod strøm 07285

Flod strøm 07285

PictographWaypoint Altitude 599 ft
Photo ofThe Cuban Trogon/Tocororo, have same colour, as the Cuban flag (2 photos)(click for video) Photo ofThe Cuban Trogon/Tocororo, have same colour, as the Cuban flag (2 photos)(click for video) Photo ofThe Cuban Trogon/Tocororo, have same colour, as the Cuban flag (2 photos)(click for video)

The Cuban Trogon/Tocororo, have same colour, as the Cuban flag (2 photos)(click for video)

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 0 ft
Photo ofWorkers

Workers

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 929 ft
Photo ofFruit to buy, very good (5 photos) Photo ofFruit to buy, very good (5 photos) Photo ofFruit to buy, very good (5 photos)

Fruit to buy, very good (5 photos)

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude -166 ft
Photo ofInfo center and toilets (2 photos) Photo ofInfo center and toilets (2 photos)

Info center and toilets (2 photos)

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,253 ft
Photo ofSignpost on the way uphill

Signpost on the way uphill

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 127 ft
Photo ofHandmade jewelry for sale

Handmade jewelry for sale

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 143 ft
Photo ofHere begins the Nature Park

Here begins the Nature Park

05-02-2016

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,857 ft
Photo ofON THE TOP of El Yunque - altitude 566 m (5 photos) Photo ofON THE TOP of El Yunque - altitude 566 m (5 photos) Photo ofON THE TOP of El Yunque - altitude 566 m (5 photos)

ON THE TOP of El Yunque - altitude 566 m (5 photos)

The two guys on the cliff, are our local guides, in white shirt JJ, him we had 18 days, good guide. 05-02-2016

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