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Soroa, Cuba: Views of the Sierra de Rosario mountains from the original house of Felipe Camacho are framed by the firecracker plant. The valley has tamarind trees, norfolk pines, bromeliads growing everywhere; mockingbirds, warbler, Cuban braswick bird, and hummingbirds populate the trees. Camacho was a Spanish lawyer who built this lush garden with paths carved in stone in memory of his daugther who loved orchids.Giant philodendron, orchids, dragon fruit, breadfruit, bromeliads and air plants grow in profusion in the Cuban Botanical Orchid Garden or Jardín Botánico Orquideario Soroa (JBOS) has 25,000 orchid species. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site 90 kilometers from Havana, Cuba. (Photo: Ann Summa).

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Soroa, Cuba: Views of the Sierra de Rosario mountains from the original house of Felipe Camacho are framed by the firecracker plant. The valley has tamarind trees, norfolk pines, bromeliads growing everywhere; mockingbirds, warbler, Cuban braswick bird, and hummingbirds populate the trees. Camacho was a Spanish lawyer who built this lush garden with paths carved in stone in memory of his daugther who loved orchids.Giant philodendron, orchids, dragon fruit, breadfruit, bromeliads and air plants grow in profusion in the Cuban Botanical Orchid Garden or Jardín Botánico Orquideario Soroa (JBOS) has 25,000 orchid species. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site 90 kilometers from Havana, Cuba. (Photo: Ann Summa).
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