Viñales Valley World Heritage Site

Official name

Viñales Valley | UNESCO

Country

Cuba | Map

Continent

North America

Location

Province of Pinar del Rio
22.6166° Lat, -83.7166° Lon | Map

Code

840

Time Zone

America/Havana (CDT, -0400)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1999. The Viñales valley is encircled by mountains and its landscape is interspersed with dramatic rocky outcrops. Traditional techniques are still in use for agricultural production, particularly of tobacco. The quality of this cultural landscape is enhanced by the vernacular architecture of its farms and villages, where a rich multi-ethnic society survives, illustrating the cultural development of the islands of the Caribbean, and of Cuba.