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Jardines de la Reina
Jardines de la Reina
IUCN category II (national park)
	Location of Jardines de la Reina in Cuba
Location	Cuba
Nearest city	Santa Cruz del Sur
Coordinates	20°49′N 78°55′W / 20.817°N 78.917°W
Area	2,170 km2 (840 sq mi)

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Jardines de la Reina (English: Gardens of the Queen) is an archipelago in the southern part of Cuba, in the provinces of Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila.

It was named by Christopher Columbus to honour the Queen of Spain, Isabella I of Castile. Since 1996 a marine reserve was established covering a large swath of the archipelago.^[2] In 2010, Jardines de la Reina was established as a national park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina).^[3] With an area of 2,170 km² (840 sq mi), it is one of Cuba's largest protected areas.^[1]

Geography

It is located in the Caribbean Sea, between the Gulf of Ana Maria (north-west), Gulf of Guacanayabo (south) and Caballones Channel (west). It extends on a general north-west to south-east direction, paralleling the Cuban coast for 150 km (93 mi) from Cayo Breton to Cayos Mordazo. Cuba's second largest archipelago (smaller only than Jardines del Rey), it is formed by more than 600 cays and islands. Other cays in the archipelago include Caguamas, Cayos Cinco Balas, Cayo Anclitas, Cayo Algodon Grande, Cayos Pingues and Cayo Granada. Part of the archipelago is also known as Laberinto de las Doce Leguas (The Labyrinth of the Twelve Leagues)

Table of Islands

Nr.¹⁾	Island	Other cays and features	Area (km²)	Population (Census 2012 official)
1	Cayo Algodon Grande		3.70	0
2	Cayo Anclitas	Punta Piloto	4.50	0
3	Cayo Breton		6.70	0
4	Cayo Caballones		16.50	0
5	Cayo Cabeza Del Este		6.36	0
6	Cayo Caguamas		7.86	0
7	Cayo Grande		26.80	0
8	Cayos Ana Maria	Cayo Tio Joaquin, Arenas, Balandras, Ana Maria, Caoba, Campito, Guasimas, Flamenco, Dos Hermanos, Guinea, Obispo, Laguna, Encantado, Joroba,	14.76	0
9	Cayos Bahia de Casilda	Guayo, Tobaco, Puga, Machos	1.00	0
10	Cayos Cinco Balas		13.50	0
11	Cayos Granada	Corua, Sardines, Caoba, Guasa, Rancho Viejo, Inglesitos, Pilon	16.63	0
12	Cayos Media Luna	Culebra, Loma, Rabihorcado	7.10	0
13	Cayos Mordazo	Ronquitto, Almacigo, Lena, Muchacho, Largo, Punta Infierno, Yana, Playa Blanca, Carabela, Pitajaya, Las Bolas,	9.30	0
14	Cayos Pingues	Cottoro, Macho, Rancho Alegre, Vivero, Anton, Chocolate,	20.46	0
15	More Islands	Alcatracito, Paloma, Cuervo, Algodoncito, Manuel Gomez, Santa Maria, Zaza de Afuera, Piedra Chica, Cachiboca, Indio, Carabinerro, Laberinto, Boca Seca, Campo Santo	20.00	0
	Jardines de la Reina	Cayo Blanco, Tio Joaquin	175.00	0

¹⁾The Islands area and population data retrieved from the 2012 census.

Fishing

The archipelago is a popular destination for diving and sport fly-fishing. Only catch and release fly-fishing and a limited, well-regulated lobster fishery is allowed in the park, although many other fisheries occur surrounding the park and close to cays out of the park limits. It used to be one of Fidel Castro's favorite fishing spots. Species of fish found here include Cubera snapper, Bonefish, Yellowfin grouper, Black grouper, Atlantic goliath grouper as well as Strombus gigas (the large Caribbean conch) and Whale shark.^[1] Besides being an extraordinary site for fly fishing, one its main attractions for diving is the abundance of reef sharks.

Diving

Jardines de la Reina (The Gardens of the Queen) is one of the most popular scuba destinations of Cuba. The underwater landscapes include canyons, pinnacles and caves. Healthy mangroves, sponges and black corals cover the reef. The Jardines de la Reina also host numerous silky and Caribbean reef sharks. In the mangroves labyrinth it’s possible to find crocodiles and snorkel with them.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c National Council for Cultural Heritage. "Jardines de la Reina". Archived from the original on 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
^ "Jardines de la Reina". 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
^ "Legislacion Jardines de la Reina" (PDF). www.medioambiente.cu (in Spanish). Agencia de Medio Ambiente. 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

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[cnpc-1] National Council for Cultural Heritage. "Jardines de la Reina". Archived from the original on 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2007-10-08.

[2] "Jardines de la Reina". 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

[3] "Legislacion Jardines de la Reina" (PDF). www.medioambiente.cu (in Spanish). Agencia de Medio Ambiente. 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

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-'''Jardines de la Reina''' ({{lang-en|Gardens of the Queen}}) is an archipelago in the southern part of [[Cuba]], in the provinces of [[Camagüey Province|Camagüey]] and [[Ciego de Ávila Province|Ciego de Ávila]].
+'''Jardines de la Reina''' ({{langx|en|Gardens of the Queen}}) is an [[archipelago]] in the southern part of [[Cuba]], in the provinces of [[Camagüey Province|Camagüey]] and [[Ciego de Ávila Province|Ciego de Ávila]].
-It was named by [[Christopher Columbus]] to honour the Queen of Spain. Jardines de la Reina was established as a [[national park]] ({{lang-es|Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina}}). With a surfaces of {{convert|2170|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it is one of Cuba's largest protected area.<ref name=cnpc>{{cite web|url=http://www.pprincipe.cult.cu/santacruz/index.php?pag=vew_page.php&page=69|title=Jardines de la Reina|author=National Council for Cultural Heritage|accessdate=2007-10-08}}</ref>
+It was named by [[Christopher Columbus]] to honour the Queen of Spain, [[Isabella I of Castile]]. Since 1996 a marine reserve was established covering a large swath of the archipelago.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/view/jardinesdelareina/inicio|title=Jardines de la Reina|date=2018|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref> In 2010, Jardines de la Reina was established as a [[national park]] ({{langx|es|Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medioambiente.cu/legislacion/AC-CECM-6803.pdf|title=Legislacion Jardines de la Reina|date=2010|website=www.medioambiente.cu|publisher=Agencia de Medio Ambiente|language=es|accessdate=13 September 2018}}</ref> With an area of {{convert|2170|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it is one of Cuba's largest protected areas.<ref name=cnpc>{{cite web|url=http://www.pprincipe.cult.cu/santacruz/index.php?pag=vew_page.php&page=69 |title=Jardines de la Reina |author=National Council for Cultural Heritage |accessdate=2007-10-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821001343/http://www.pprincipe.cult.cu/santacruz/index.php?pag=vew_page.php&page=69 |archivedate=2007-08-21 }}</ref>
 ==Geography==
-It is located in the [[Caribbean Sea]], between the Gulf of Ana Maria (north-west), [[Gulf of Guacanayabo]] (south) and Caballones Channel (west). It extends on a general north-west to south-east direction, paralleling the Cuban coast for {{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Cayo Breton to Cayos Mordazo. Cuba's second largest archipelago (smaller only than [[Jardines del Rey]]), it is formed by more than 600 [[cay]]s and islands. Other cays in the archipelago include Caguamas, Cayos Cinco Balas, Cayo de Las Doce Leguas, Cayo Anclitas, Cayo Algodon Grande, Cayos Pingues and Cayo Granada.
+It is located in the [[Caribbean Sea]], between the Gulf of Ana Maria (north-west), [[Gulf of Guacanayabo]] (south) and Caballones Channel (west). It extends on a general north-west to south-east direction, paralleling the Cuban coast for {{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Cayo Breton to Cayos Mordazo. Cuba's second largest archipelago (smaller only than [[Jardines del Rey]]), it is formed by more than 600 [[cay]]s and islands. Other cays in the archipelago include Caguamas, Cayos Cinco Balas, Cayo Anclitas, Cayo Algodon Grande, Cayos Pingues and Cayo Granada. Part of the archipelago is also known as Laberinto de las Doce Leguas (The Labyrinth of the Twelve Leagues)
 ==Table of Islands==
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+{|class="wikitable sortable"
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+|style="background: #CCC;"|Nr.<sup> 1)</sup>||style="background: #CCC;"|Island || style="background: #CCC;" |Other cays and features || style="background: #CCC;" |Area<br>(km²) ||style="background: #CCC;"|Population<br>(Census 2012 official)
 |- style="background: #FFF;"
-|1 ||[[Cayo Algodon Grande]] ||[[Algodon Grande]]|| ||align="right"|3.70 ||align="right"|0
+|1 ||[[Cayo Algodon Grande]] || ||align="right"|3.70 ||align="right"|0
 |- style="background: #FFF;"
-|2 ||[[Cayo Anclitas]] ||[[Playa La Tortuga]]|| [[Punta Piloto]] ||align="right"|4.50 ||align="right"|0
+|2 ||[[Cayo Anclitas]] ||[[Punta Piloto]] ||align="right"|4.50 ||align="right"|0
 |- style="background: #FFF;"
-|3 ||[[Cayo Breton]] ||[[Cayo Breton]]|| ||align="right"|6.70 ||align="right"|0
+|3 ||[[Cayo Breton]] || ||align="right"|6.70 ||align="right"|0
 |- style="background: #FFF;"
-|4 ||[[Cayo Caballones]] ||[[Cayo Caballones]]|| ||align="right"|16.50 ||align="right"|0
+|4 ||[[Cayo Caballones]] || ||align="right"|16.50 ||align="right"|0
 |- style="background: #FFF;"
-|5 ||[[Cayo Cabeza Del Este]] ||Punta Del Este || ||align="right"|6.36 ||align="right"|0
+|5 ||[[Cayo Cabeza Del Este]] || ||align="right"|6.36 ||align="right"|0
 |- style="background: #FFF;"
-|6 ||[[Cayo Caguamas]] ||[[Punta Caguamas]]|| ||align="right"|7.86 ||align="right"|0
+|6 ||[[Cayo Caguamas]] || ||align="right"|7.86 ||align="right"|0
 |- style="background: #FFF;"
-|7 ||[[Cayo De Las Doce Leguas]] ||[[Cayo Grande]]|| ||align="right"|26.80 ||align="right"|0
+|7 ||Cayo Grande || ||align="right"|26.80 ||align="right"|0
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+|8 ||[[Cayos Ana Maria]] ||[[Cayo Tio Joaquin]], Arenas, Balandras, Ana Maria, Caoba, Campito, Guasimas, Flamenco, Dos Hermanos, Guinea, Obispo, Laguna, Encantado, Joroba, ||align="right"|14.76 ||align="right"|0
 |- style="background: #FFF;"
-|9 ||Cayos [[Bahia de Casilda]] ||[[Cayo Blanco]]|| Guayo, Tobaco, Puga, Machos ||align="right"|1.00 ||align="right"|2
+|9 ||Cayos [[Bahia de Casilda]] || Guayo, Tobaco, Puga, Machos ||align="right"|1.00 ||align="right"|0
 |- style="background: #FFF;"
-|10 ||[[Cayos Cinco Balas]] ||[[Cayos Cinco Balas]]|| ||align="right"|13.50 ||align="right"|0
+|10 ||[[Cayos Cinco Balas]] || ||align="right"|13.50 ||align="right"|0
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+|11 ||[[Cayos Granada]] ||Corua, Sardines, Caoba, Guasa, Rancho Viejo, Inglesitos, Pilon ||align="right"|16.63 ||align="right"|0
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-|12 ||[[Cayos Media Luna]] ||Media Luna ||Culebra, Loma, Rabihorcado  ||align="right"|7.10 ||align="right"|0
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+|13 ||[[Cayos Mordazo]] ||Ronquitto, Almacigo, Lena, Muchacho, Largo, Punta Infierno, Yana, Playa Blanca, Carabela, Pitajaya, Las Bolas, ||align="right"|9.30 ||align="right"|0
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-|14 ||[[Cayos Pingues]] ||[[Cayo Pingues]]|| Cottoro, Macho, Rancho Alegre, Vivero, Anton, Chocolate, ||align="right"|20.46 ||align="right"|0
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-|15 ||More Islands ||[[Cayo Alcatraz]]|| Alcatracito, Paloma, Cuervo, Algodoncito, Manuel Gomez, Santa Maria, Zaza de Afuera, Piedra Chica, Cachiboca, Indio, Carabinerro, Laberinto, Boca Seca, Campo Santo ||align="right"|20.00 ||align="right"|0
+|15 ||More Islands ||Alcatracito, Paloma, Cuervo, Algodoncito, Manuel Gomez, Santa Maria, Zaza de Afuera, Piedra Chica, Cachiboca, Indio, Carabinerro, Laberinto, Boca Seca, Campo Santo ||align="right"|20.00 ||align="right"|0
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+|- style="background: #DDD;" |class="sortbottom"
-|&nbsp; || Jardines de la Reina||[[Cayo Campos]]|| Cayo Blanco, Tio Joaquin ||align="right"|175.00 ||align="right"|12
+|&nbsp; ||Jardines de la Reina||Cayo Blanco, Tio Joaquin ||align="right"|175.00 ||align="right"|0
 |}
 <sup>1) </sup>The Islands area and population data retrieved from the 2012 census.
+[[file:ISS006-E-36006 - View of Cuba - Jardines de la Reina- cayo Caballones, cayo Grande, cayo Bretón.jpg|thumb|center|The west end of ''Jardines de la Reina'': cayo Bretón, cayo Caballones and cayo Grande]]
 ==Fishing==
-The archipelago is a popular destination for [[diving]] and [[fishing]]. It used to be one of Fidel Castro's favorite fishing spots. Species of fish found here include  [[Cubera snapper]], [[Bonefish]], [[Yellowfin grouper]], [[Black grouper]], [[Atlantic goliath grouper]] as well as ''[[Strombus gigas]]'', the large caribbean [[conch]] and [[Whale shark]].<ref name=cnpc/>
+The archipelago is a popular destination for [[Underwater diving|diving]] and sport fly-[[fishing]]. Only catch and release fly-fishing and a limited, well-regulated lobster fishery is allowed in the park, although many other fisheries occur surrounding the park and close to cays out of the park limits. It used to be one of Fidel Castro's favorite fishing spots. Species of fish found here include [[Cubera snapper]], [[Bonefish]], [[Yellowfin grouper]], [[Black grouper]], [[Atlantic goliath grouper]] as well as ''[[Strombus gigas]]'' (the large Caribbean [[conch]]) and [[Whale shark]].<ref name=cnpc/>
 Besides being an extraordinary site for fly fishing, one its main attractions for diving is the abundance of reef sharks.
+== Diving ==
+Jardines de la Reina (The Gardens of the Queen) is one of the most popular scuba destinations of Cuba. The underwater landscapes include canyons, pinnacles and caves. Healthy [[mangrove]]s, sponges and [[black coral]]s cover the reef. The Jardines de la Reina also host numerous [[Silky shark|silky]] and [[Caribbean reef shark]]s. In the mangroves labyrinth it’s possible to find [[crocodile]]s and [[Snorkeling|snorkel]] with them.
 ==See also==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57344527/the-gardens-of-the-queen/ 60 Minutes segment on the reefs]
+*[https://archive.today/20130121022814/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57344527/the-gardens-of-the-queen/ 60 Minutes segment on the reefs]
-*[http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/english/science/doce_leguasl.asp Doce Leguas Labyrinth: a Community Offshore]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070822020608/http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/english/science/doce_leguasl.asp Doce Leguas Labyrinth: a Community Offshore]
 {{Protected areas of Cuba}}
+<!--please leave the empty space as standard-->
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Islands of Cuba]]
 [[Category:National parks of Cuba]]
-[[Category:Archipelagoes of the Caribbean Sea]]
 [[Category:Geography of Camagüey Province]]
 [[Category:Geography of Ciego de Ávila Province]]
-[[Category:Visitor attractions in Camagüey Province]]
+[[Category:Tourist attractions in Camagüey Province]]
-[[Category:Visitor attractions in Ciego de Ávila Province]]
+[[Category:Tourist attractions in Ciego de Ávila Province]]
 {{Cuba-geo-stub}}
+{{ecology-stub}}

v t e Protected areas of Cuba
National parks	Alejandro de Humboldt Caguanes Ciénaga de Zapata Desembarco del Granma Guanahacabibes Jardines de la Reina Sierra Cristal Turquino Viñales
World heritage sites	Alejandro de Humboldt Camagüey Cienfuegos Desembarco del Granma Old Havana San Pedro de la Roca South-East Coffee Plantations Trinidad Valley de los Ingenios Viñales Valley
Biosphere reserves	Baconao Buena Vista Ciénaga de Zapata Cuchillas del Toa Guanahacabibes Sierra del Rosario