Vinales Valley, Cuba
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Vinales Valley, Cuba

by Alexis Merlaud, Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium

Karstic depression 'encircled by mountains and its landscape is interspersed with dramatic rocky outcrops.'

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According to a paper by Moran et al in Ecological Economics, 2007 (doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.08.017) Cuba might be the most advanced country with respect to sustainable development.

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