Vinales is a lush, mountainous, primaeval landscape in northern Cuba’s Pinar del Rio Province. This UNESCO-listed national park is known for its distinctive mogotes, the large, rounded limestone outcrops that dot its valleys.
Long known for both its beauty and isolation, the Vinales once served as a refuge for those who suffered at the hands of the Spanish. The last of the indigenous Taino people fled here from European disease, death and slavery, and, when they too disappeared, runaway enslaved people came up here, forming free communities, out of sight of the oppressor behind the mogotes.
Today,
it is where people go to find refuge from the chaos and smog of the city. Peace and quiet are in abundance here, and it’s
a popular spot for domestic tourists, who come to spend their holidays hiking,
biking and relaxing in this remarkable place.
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