El
Nicho
Cuba is the biggest island of
the Carribean Sea. It is part of the Carribean Plate
which drifts with a speed of
2cm per year away from Europe.
The ground at "El nicho" was
developed during the intersection between the Jurassic and the
Chalk which are
parts of the Mesozoicum. The
ground has an age of about 145 million years.
This coral reef comunity
is the youngest formation of the island. You still can see the
typical corals everywhere.
Rising processes in the eastern
part of Cuba indicatet the
development of terasses and tear-off edges (los nichos) by the
waves.
Such "nichos" are visibe in
this Natural Park.
Today the water still runs over
this edges and builds beautiful waterfalls.
You can follow a path and visit
the different falls and even swim in the natural pools.
To log this
Earthcache you have to
1. Take a
photo of yourself with your Cache-description or your
pocket-pc at the sign
of the pool of the
lovers.
2. Find
out, by asking the tourguide (who ist obligatory for visiting the
park), how many waterfalls (niches) are in the park
and
how high the tallest
is.
3. Have a
closer look at the stones in the park. Guess what the average size
of the fossil corals is.
Send us your
answers by GC mail.
Please only log
your visit when you get our permission. Don't give the answers in
your loggs!!!
We hope you
like this place as much as we do! Enjoy your time at "el
nicho".
Important:
At the moment you are not
allowed to take your GPSr to Cuba.
You have to pay an entrance fee
at "El nicho". Inform yourself about the opening hours. They vary
during the year!