Heading north from Trinidad into the interior of the island, the road rose sharply through a
series of hairpins up into the
Escambray Mountains and through Topes de Collantes nature reserve.
Here, hummingbirds could be seen feeding on the nectar of flowers.
In the image below, the upper reaches of the Embalse Hannabanilla, a 36
square-kilometre dammed reservoir, can be seen.