El Chico National Park is a protected area in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. It is one of the oldest protected areas in Mexico. The park was created in 1898 by President General Porfirio Díaz through a law that established it as “Monte Vedado del Mineral del Chico.” Since then, the old conifer forests in the park have been protected from the tree cutting that happened in other parts of the country.
Pic Macaya National Park (French: Parc National Pic Macaya) is one of the two largest national parks in Haiti. It is located in the southern peninsula of the country, within the Massif de la Hotte region. The park is home to Haiti’s last remaining untouched cloud forest and covers more than 8,000 hectares.
La Visite National Park (French: Parc National La Visite) is one of the two largest national parks in the Republic of Haiti. It is part of the Massif de la Selle mountain range. The highest point in the park is 2,275 meters above sea level.
Monte Cristi National Park (Parque National Monte Cristi) is a national park located on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. It spans from the borders of Haiti to Punta Rucia in the Dominican Republic and covers an area of 550 km. The park includes coastal lagoons, beaches, mangrove swamps, and a 237-meter (777-foot) limestone mesa.
Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park is a national park located in Jamaica. The park covers an area of 495.2 square kilometers and makes up 4.5% of Jamaica’s total land area. It is named after the Blue Mountains, a mountain range that passes through the park, and the “John Crow,” a bird commonly found in the area, also known as the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
Turquino National Park is also called Sierra Maestra National Park. It is located in Santiago de Cuba Province, which is in the southeast part of Cuba.
Guanahacabibes Peninsula is the westernmost point on the island of Cuba. It is located in Pinar del Río Province, within the municipality of Sandino, and has very few people living there. The ocean around the peninsula is an important area for catching spiny lobster and red snapper.
Desembarco del Granma National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma) is a national park in south-western Cuba. It is located in the Niquero and Pilón municipalities, which are now part of Granma Province. The name of the park means “Landing of the Granma” and refers to the yacht used by Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Raúl Castro, and 79 of their supporters.
The Zapata Swamp (Spanish: Ciénaga de Zapata, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsjenaɣa ðe saˈpata]) is a wetland area found on the Zapata Peninsula in the southern Matanzas Province of Cuba, within the municipality of Ciénaga de Zapata. It is situated less than 150 kilometers (93 miles) southeast of Havana.
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt) is a national park located in the Cuban provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo. It is named after the German scientist Alexander von Humboldt, who visited the island in 1800 and 1801. The park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001 because of its large size, wide range of elevations, variety of rock types, many different land shapes, and home to many plant and animal species found nowhere else.