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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01CCE770.7D700AF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Rob and All, I was at the Cayo last Oct. and biked to the far south tip. That area is = already on the map identified as Parque Nacional de Cayo Santa Maria. = There is only a handful of resorts now but there is a total of 20 = resorts planned (you may have noticed 4 or 5 tall cranes along the = shoreline, and I don't mean the bird variety), so I fear for the future = of any preserve there. The only thing this area has going for it is that = it does not have a beach, just mangroves. But then, I have seen the tip = of the Varadero penninsula go from nature preserve into resorts just in = a few years time and why do you think the government paid for the = construction of a 48km long causeway to get to the Cayo? They are just = waiting ( and expecting) for the americans to be allowed to travel to = Cuba. B.t.w. the "trail" through the preserve where we biked on is as = wide as the Cow Bay rd, as a matter of fact there were still 2 = bulldozers there, one actively doing its destructive job. It's sad but = it is hard to blame the Cubans, tourism is the main source of income for = them and they don't have much else. Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Rob Woods=20 To: Nature Nova Scotia=20 Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 7:17 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Cayo Santa Maria - Cuba Last month I flew into Santa Clara Cuba to stay at a resort on Cayo = Santa Maria - Cuba . My guide Ernesto Reyes from a previous trip introduced me to Edwin who = is studying the effect of the resorts on the natural environment of the = Keys and trying to create a nature preserve at one end of Cayo Santa = Maria. Edwin's email is edworn@gmail.com If you can only escape for a half day you would stay on the key which = is 45KM off the mainland. I picked up 60 species with one bird trip an = numerous walks near the resort I stayed at. You would need a full day = if you want to get to the mainland with more endemics. Edwin spoke good english and was informative about birds, fauna, and = flora. He is a new to guiding itself but certainly can take you to the = good spots and show you what we see. On our trip we actually had two new = species for the Key itself and I had a third later on my trip. It is a = little be of an unrecorded territory. Rob No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4799 - Release Date: = 02/09/12 ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01CCE770.7D700AF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.17107" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Rob and All,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was at the Cayo last Oct. and biked = to the far=20 south tip. That area is already on the map identified as Parque Nacional = de Cayo=20 Santa Maria. There is only a handful of resorts now but there is a total = of 20=20 resorts planned (you may have noticed 4 or 5 tall cranes along the = shoreline,=20 and I don't mean the bird variety), so I fear for the future of any = preserve=20 there. The only thing this area has going for it is that it does not = have a=20 beach, just mangroves. But then, I have seen the tip of the Varadero = penninsula=20 go from nature preserve into resorts just in a few years time and why do = you=20 think the government paid for the construction of a 48km long = causeway to=20 get to the Cayo? They are just waiting ( and expecting) for the = americans to be=20 allowed to travel to Cuba. B.t.w. the "trail" through the preserve where = we=20 biked on is as wide as the Cow Bay rd, as a matter of fact there were = still 2=20 bulldozers there, one actively doing its destructive job. It's sad but = it is=20 hard to blame the Cubans, tourism is the main source of income for them = and they=20 don't have much else.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Drrtwoods@yahoo.com href=3D"mailto:rrtwoods@yahoo.com">Rob = Woods</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">Nature Nova Scotia</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 09, = 2012 7:17=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Cayo Santa = Maria -=20 Cuba</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, = new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff"> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', = times, serif"><SPAN>Last=20 month I flew into Santa Clara Cuba to stay at a resort on Cayo = Santa=20 Maria - Cuba .</SPAN></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', = times, serif"><SPAN><BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', = times, serif">My=20 guide Ernesto Reyes from a previous trip introduced me to Edwin who is = studying the effect of the resorts on the natural environment of = the=20 Keys and trying to create a nature preserve at one end of Cayo Santa=20 Maria.</DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', = times, serif"><BR></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', = times, serif">Edwin's=20 email is <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">edworn@gmail.com</SPAN></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', = times, serif"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman