Pico Joaquín (Sierra Maestra)

Trail description

A 7.4 km ascent via the Pico Turquino trail, climbing the Granma slope of the Sierra Maestra. The route passes through the Aguada de Joaquín camp before reaching the summit of Pico Joaquín at 1,676 m. This is the gentler of the two usual approaches to Turquino, Cuba's highest point at 1,974 m, which rises in the heart of the Sierra Maestra amidst 17,540 hectares of rivers, forests, valleys, and peaks. Turquino is the only place in Cuba where snowfall has been officially recorded.

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