Máximo River Wildlife Shelter
At the mouth of Máximo River, north of Camagüey; you can find the Río Máximo Wildlife Shelter surrounded by coastal and marine ecosystems that shelter a rich biological diversity. The area is a resting place for many species of migratory birds and constitutes the largest pink flamingo nesting center for in the Caribbean. Species such as the manatee can still be seen in this area, as well as one of the largest American Crocodile populations in the country; it was given the status of Ramsar Site.
Limones-Tuabaquey Ecologic Reserve
Located in Sierra de Cubitas, not so far from the capital city, to the north, we find the ecological reserve Limones-Tuabaquey, an important wildlife and vegetation shelter, considered the largest and best preserved site of the two forest areas existing in the province. Among the most important natural spots in the zone is the Hoyo de Bonet, an 80 meters-deep sinkhole containing an evergreen forest made of more than 400 botanical species; more than 15 per cent of it endemic of the place. There are also more than 75 bird species and valuable sites as the Pichardo cave pictographs, the best preserved of the Caribbean, and the deepest underground lake system in Cuba.
Sierra del Chorrillo
Another significant place regarding the natural beauty of Camagüey is Sierra del Chorrillo, which can be reached going eastwards from Camagüey City, 24km along the Main Road, and then turning south, to Najasa municipality. Within this protected area locates Rancho La Belén, a tourist farm famous for its stallion horse display, bird-watching trails and horseback-riding pathways through Santa Gertrudis Path; there are comfortable rooms as well as some other facilities.
Also in this area you can see the fossil wood deposits; the only of its kind in Cuba, made up of tree remains, petrified for more than 3 million years, spread all over a hectare.