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Brother Marie-Victorin on the Varadero beach, with his sisters and a friends, 1939
Exposition Sous le soleil de Cuba [Jardin botanique de Montréal]
Under the Cuban Sun Cuba Marie-Victorin Itineraries Cuba's Provinces

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In the sierra


We studied the map as we sipped our coffee.

The topography of the Isle of Pines is simple: a plain undulating in places, with isolated rocky outcrops. Brother L?on and Carabia decided to climb the first foothills of the Sierra de Canada. It was blowing pretty hard!


The Isle of Pines, today called the Isle of Youth

Illustration: Marie-Victorin, Itin?raires

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As we headed into the sierra we immediately saw Pinus tropicalis which gave its name to the province of Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Pines (Isla de Pinos).

Illustration: Marie-Victorin, Itin?raires
The tropical pine
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