WILFREDO:

Ecotourism in Cuba

Finca Agroecológica El Paraíso is a 20+ acre organic hillside farm and restaurant located in the Viñales Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage region. The farm boasts 200 terraced vegetable beds with 80% of the produce used in the restaurant. Wilfredo tends the land, and his grown daughters oversee the restaurant and menu. Visitors are drawn to the farm for the spectacular views of the mogotes--domed limestone rock formations that tower up to 300 meters above the valley floor--and the exceptionally fresh and delicious menu. Wilfredo uses traditional growing methods like specific herbs and flowers to deter bugs and a fermented, tobacco-derivative solution to take care of pests.