Ballenato Del Medio
The place
Ballenato Del Medio ("Little Whale of the Middle") in Camagüey province, Camagüey/Jardines de la Reina area (Jardines de la Reina archipelago, southern Cuba coast, Cuba), at a true elevation of ~2 m (the listed 0 m is acceptable for a coastal site), southern Caribbean coastline. Continuous Cuba cluster (batches 250-395, 4 entries Holguín/Camagüey). COUNTRY ANOMALY: Cuba missing/added. Small cay/casona islet in the Jardines de la Reina marine parks (Ballenato "little whale" cetacean + Jardines de la Reina, Cuba's largest protected Caribbean marine area, 250 km, 800 km², established 1996, an iconic Cousteau legacy site + Camagüey, Cuba's 3rd-largest province, 800,000 inhabitants, historic UNESCO site since 2008, colonial old town center + Cuban heritage of tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum, dating to 1493 and Columbus + Fidel Castro's Sierra Maestra 1953-1959 + the Moncada attack, July 26, 1953 + Che Guevara's capture, October 8, 1967, La Higuera, Bolivia + Taíno-Arawak pre-Columbian heritage, 1200 BC-1493 AD, Cuba + colonial genocide from 50,000 to 3,000 people in 50 years + the Special Period, 1990-1994, following the USSR's collapse and rationing).
The setting
Camagüey Camagüey/Jardines de la Reina archipelago southern Cuba Cuba elevation listed as 0 m acceptable coastal ~2 m actual southern Caribbean coastline, continuous cluster batches 250-395 4 entries Holguín/Camagüey, cay islet/casona Jardines de la Reina Ballenato + Jardines de la Reina Cuba's largest protected Caribbean marine area 250 km 800 km² 1996 Cousteau legacy + Camagüey 3rd-largest 800,000 UNESCO 2008 colonial, Cuba tobacco 1493 Columbus + Castro Sierra Maestra 1953-1959 + Moncada attack July 26 1953 + Guevara capture October 8 1967 La Higuera Bolivia + Taíno-Arawak pre-Columbian 1200 BC-1493 + genocide 50,000 to 3,000 in 50 years + Special Period 1990-1994 USSR collapse rationing, ANOMALY Cuba missing/added.
