Turquino National Park

Infobox protected_area
name = Turquino National Park
iucn_category = II

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caption = Location of "Turquino National Park" in Cuba
locator_x = 210
locator_y = 88
location=CUB
nearest_city = Guamá
lat_degrees = 19
lat_minutes = 59
lat_seconds = 22
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 76
long_minutes = 50
long_seconds = 9
long_direction = W
area = km2 to mi2|229.38|abbr=yes|wiki=yes|precision=2
established = January 8, 1980
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Turquino National Park (sometimes called "Sierra Maestra National Park") is a National Park in Cuba. It is located in the heights of the Sierra Maestra mountain range, in the Santiago de Cuba Province, km to mi|50|abbr=yes west of Guamá.

The park was named for Pico Turquino (m to ft|1975|abbr=yes), the highest point in Cuba and has a total area of km2 to mi2|229.38|abbr=yes|wiki=yes|precision=2.cite web |url=http://www.snap.cu/listados.htm |title=Protected Areas |author=National Protected Areas System of Cuba |accessdate=2007-10-10] It was established on January 8, 1980, with the passing of bill 27/1980.cite web|url=http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/medioambiente/parques/sierramaestra.htm |title=Parque Nacional Sierra Maestra |author=Radio Habana |accessdate=2007-10-10 Es icon] Besides Pico Turquino it also contains the mountains Pico Cuba, Pico Real and Pico Suecia, and the protected area stretches to Cuba's southern coast at the beach of "Marea del Portillo".

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