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EspañolESCAMBRAY MOUNTAINS
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The 'Escambray Mountains' () are a mountain range in the central region of Cuba, at .
The Escambray Mountains are located in the south-central region of the island, extending about 50 miles from east to west, and another 50 miles from north to south. Their highest peak, Pico San Juan, rises more than 3,000 ft. above sea level. The Escambray range is divided into two sections by the Agabama River. The western part is called the Guamuhaya Mountains, and the eastern part is best known as Sierra de Sancti Spiritus. After Pico San Juan, the highest points are Caballete de Casas, Gavilanes, Loma de Banao, Caja de Agua, and Pico Tuerto.
'Escambray Mountains and the Bay of Pigs Invasion' - April, 1961.
The U.S. government had planned that if Castro was able to resist the Cuban exile Brigade 2506, the brigade was to flee to the Escambray Mountains where they could group with Anti-Castro guerillas located in the mountains. From here they could mount another attack or wait for U.S. military help.
They would never make it to the Escambray Mountains. The U.S. intelligence agencies were severely mistaken; the eight-mile route from the beaches to the mountains was swampy and infested with Castro's forces (which they had critically underestimated) and the exiles faced execution or surrender.
The 'Escambray Mountains' () are a mountain range in the central region of Cuba, at .
The Escambray Mountains are located in the south-central region of the island, extending about 50 miles from east to west, and another 50 miles from north to south. Their highest peak, Pico San Juan, rises more than 3,000 ft. above sea level. The Escambray range is divided into two sections by the Agabama River. The western part is called the Guamuhaya Mountains, and the eastern part is best known as Sierra de Sancti Spiritus. After Pico San Juan, the highest points are Caballete de Casas, Gavilanes, Loma de Banao, Caja de Agua, and Pico Tuerto.
'Escambray Mountains and the Bay of Pigs Invasion' - April, 1961.
The U.S. government had planned that if Castro was able to resist the Cuban exile Brigade 2506, the brigade was to flee to the Escambray Mountains where they could group with Anti-Castro guerillas located in the mountains. From here they could mount another attack or wait for U.S. military help.
They would never make it to the Escambray Mountains. The U.S. intelligence agencies were severely mistaken; the eight-mile route from the beaches to the mountains was swampy and infested with Castro's forces (which they had critically underestimated) and the exiles faced execution or surrender.
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