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Las Terrazas is a UNESCO-sanctioned Biosphere Reserve, and is a delightful area where scattered local subsistence farmers and charcoal-makers have been resettled into a model village set in idyllic surroundings. A major reforestation drive started in 1968 creating attractive hardwood forests interspersed with coconut and pine. Lakes and rivers and waterfalls create pleasant areas for Cuban and foreign visitors to while away the day. We took a walk through part of the village which houses 1,000 people in 243 families (85% are employed in the tourist business). We then visited the nearby Río San Juan with its rock pools for swimming and a pleasant bar where we had a drink overlooking the pretty swimming holes and the frolicking holidaymakers.