Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Viñales Valley' has mentioned 'Valley' in the following places:
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| The valley has an area of 132xc2xa0km2 (51xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) and is located in the Sierra de los xc3x93rganos mountains (part of Guaniguanico range), just north of Vixc3xb1ales in the Pinar del Rxc3xado Province. | WIKI |
| In 1999, the valley was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a cultural landscape because of its use of traditional tobacco-growing techniques. | WIKI |
| Tobacco and other crops are cultivated on the bottom of the valley, mostly by traditional agriculture techniques that have been in use for several centuries. | WIKI |
| [1] The valley is dotted with small farms and villages which have been occupied since the time of the 'conquistadores', maintaining some vernacular colonial-era architecture. | WIKI |
| [1] The culture of the valley was likewise influenced by a mixture of cultures: indigenous peoples, African slaves, and the Spanish colonizers. | WIKI |
| The conspicuous limestone mounds rising like islands from the bottom of the valley are called mogotes. | WIKI |
| In the valley, there are other elevations, such as Alturas de Pizarras, which are formed from a variety of rocks, the oldest existing throughout the country and also in the Caribbean area. | WIKI |
| Many endemic plants and animals are specific to this valley. | WIKI |
| The Vixc3xb1ales Valley in the Sierra de los Organos near the western end of the island of Cuba is an outstanding karst landscape encircled by mountains and dotted with spectacular dome-like limestone outcrops (mogotes) that rise as high as 300xc2xa0m. Colonised at the beginning of the 19th century, the valley has fertile soil and a climate conducive to the development of stock-raising and the cultivation of fodder and food crops. | UNESCO |
| The striking karst landscape of the Vixc3xb1ales Valley is notable for its mogotes, a series of tall, rounded hills that rise abruptly from the flat plain of the valley. | UNESCO |
| The valley is home to an original culture, a synthesis of contributions from indigenous peoples, Spanish conquerors and African slaves who once worked the tobacco plantations. | UNESCO |
| In the visual arts, the valley has been transformed into a symbol of the Caribbean landscape by various artists. | UNESCO |