On the Southern road to La Güira Park, you can travel five kilometers under the leafy semi-deciduous forest and pine forest. In order to observe birds, 61 species have been counted, among which the Cartacuba, the Tocororo, the Zorzal gato (Turdus plumbeus), the Negrito (Merropiria nigra), the Tomeguín de la tierra y del pinar, as well as the Cabrero (Spingalis cena), the Muleteer, the Chillina (Teretistris fernandinae), the Aparecido de San Diego (Cyanerpes cyaneus), the Gavilán colilargo, and for the lucky ones, the Siguapa (Asio stygius) and the elusive Nightingale, easy to hear but very difficult to see.
Hacienda Cortina or Parque de la Güira is one of the most exotic parks in our country. Its former owner, the lawyer José Manuel Cortina, acquired La Güira estate in 1906. In his 1423 cavalries, he built the most lavish recreational hacienda in the country: spacious gardens with bronze lanterns that illuminate small squares surrounded by benches, cups, sculptures, ponds, fountains and roundabouts, surrounded by trees that mark the route to his house built in 1924. He built the Japanese (1920) and Chinese (1940) houses. There is an important collection of objects and works of art that became a national exponent of Asian civilization. In the open spaces he erected sculptures in Carrara marble and bronze reminiscent of Nymphs and Goddesses of Greek legends. The artificial navigable lake, the representations of medieval constructions such as the impressive portal of the hacienda and its great biodiversity make the visitor live in a world of fiction.
