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The Zapata Swamp (Spanish: Ciénaga de Zapata, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsjenaɣa ðe saˈpata]) is a swamp area located on the Zapata Peninsula in the southern Matanzas Province of Cuba, in the municipality of Ciénaga de Zapata. It is located less than 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast of Havana. [11]
The Ciénaga de Zapata Biosphere Reserve (established 2000) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve situated on the southern coast of Cuba at Matanzas province. The 628,171 hectares (2,425.38 sq mi) reserve encompasses the Zapata Swamp and is one of the largest and most important wetlands in the Caribbean region with a marine southern borderline.
Zapata Peninsula (Spanish: Península de Zapata) is a large peninsula in Matanzas Province, southern Cuba, at Ciénaga de Zapata National Park is located on the peninsula. [1] It is located south of Ensenada de la Broa, east of the gulf of Batabano, and north of the Gulf of Cazones.
Ciénaga de Zapata is one of 14 municipalities of the Matanzas Province, Cuba, and the municipal seat is located at Playa Larga, at the northern end of the Bahia de Cochinos ("Bay of Pigs"). A large part of the municipality is protected as the Zapata Swamp , after which the municipality is named.
Ciénaga de Zapata National Park: Matanzas: 2003 vii, ix, x (natural) The park is listed as a Biosphere Reserve and has a variety of landscapes and species, including mangrove forests and stretches of coral reef. [19] National Schools of Art, Cubanacán: La Habana: 2003 i, ii, iii, iv, v (cultural)
Ciénaga de Zapata National Park: Matanzas, Cuba: 2003 vii, ix, x (natural) It is an extensive ecosystem made up of mangrove forests, keys, seagrass beds, coral reef barriers and deep reefs. The conservation status of coral reefs in the area is most remarkable. [34] 1802 Reef System in the Cuban Caribbean Cuba: 2003 vii, x (natural)
The Cuban wetlands are found on lowland floodplains on island's northern and southern (Caribbean) shores. Most are fringed with mangroves nearer to the sea.. The largest wetland in Cuba is the Zapata Swamp, located in southern Matanzas Province, and extending west along the Gulf of Batabanó into southern Havana Province.
Cervera eventually found the rail near the very small settlement which is commemorated in the Spanish name for the rail, "Gallinuela de Santo Tomás". [5] [6] Cervera also discovered the Zapata wren and the Zapata sparrow, [4] and his name is commemorated by the new ecological centre in the Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. [7]