Cuba Guide
Pinar del Río
Las Terrazas
Eight kilometres beyond the signposted turn-off at Km 51 of the autopista, Las Terrazas ( 
www.lasterrazas.cu ) is a wonderfully harmonious resort and small working community forming the premier ecotourism site in the province and one of the most important in the country.
The village comprises a well-spaced complex of red-tile-roofed bungalows and apartment blocks, beautifully woven into the grassy slopes of a valley, at the foot of which is a man-made lake. The housing is perched on terraced slopes that dip steeply down into the centre of the community, forming a smaller, more compact, trench-like valley within the valley-settlement itself. Though the cabins look as if they're meant for visitors, they belong to the resident population of around a thousand, who have lived here since the community's foundation in 1971. These residents were encouraged to play an active role in the preservation and care of the local environment and they formed the backbone of the workforce whose first task was a massive government-funded reforestation project covering some 50 square kilometres of the Sierra del Rosario.
South of the village, a small road leads to the Baños de San Juan, a set of natural pools and a beautiful riverside hangout.
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