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Sierra del Rosario is mountain range in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. It is located in the western part of the Guaniguanico Range, in the north-central part of the province, between the municipalities of La Palma, Los Palacios and Consolación del Sur.
It was established as a Biosphere Reserve and a IUCN Managed Resource Protected Area on February 15, 1984, being the first one in Cuba to be classifid as such.[2] It protects a total area of 266.86 km² (103.04 sq mi),[1] of tropical forests with evergreen and semi-deciduous environments.
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Over 800 species of plants are hosted in the mesic forest that covers the mountains, with 35% being endemic.[2] Fauna includes five species of bats, numerous birds (notably the Bee hummingbird), as well as the Yellow-Striped Pygmy Eleuth (Eleutherodactylus limbatus), one of the smallest frogs in the world) and various lizards such as the Anolis luteogulartis.[3]
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