The Soroa natural area comprises over 10 square miles of woody mountains, valleys and brooks. The limits: the Naranjo Dulce mountain range to the north, the Bayate River to the east, the southern lowlands of Pinar del Rio to the south, and the mouth of the Hondo River to the west.

This picture-perfect region is basically linked to the Soroa fluvial valley hemmed in by mountains and where the watercourse of the Manantiales River run freely. The local hills have been given different monikers through the years. Some cases in point, Naranjo Dulce to the north; Tres Picos, La Caoba and Miracielo to the east; Cansa Vaca, El Mogote and Loma del Fuerte to the south; Vista de Aguila and Brazo del Nogal to the west. Right down the middle, the Barrabas Sierra stands tall.

The local relieve, hydrographic resources and flora pave the way for the existence of a microclimate. Mean temps reach 23 degrees Celsius, relative humidity ranges somewhere between 80 and 85 percent due to the presence of heavy forests and creeks. All these factors make any visitor's stay pleasant and full of pure air thanks to the free exchange between the atmosphere and the woods.

Registered temps and rainfall levels define two weather seasons: one fresh and dry that stretches out from November to April; another one muggy and hot between May and October. Rainfall reach some 90 inches in the summer. But when the clouds roll over –especially at sunset- gorgeous rainbows show up in the sky, their colors melting into the many shades of the surrounding vegetation.

Average minimum temperatures –in the month of January- go down to 18 degrees Celsius. These changes in the region are not uncomfortable at all. On the contrary, days and nights take turns in providing a seductive atmosphere.

The lush vegetation is labeled as semi-deciduous forest, preventing soils from eroding, keeping weather balance and embellishing the scenery.

The most representative floral species are the tall macurije (Matayba oppositifolia, A. Rich.), yaya (Oxandra lanceolata, Sw.), hefty carobs (Samanea saman, Merr.), invasive pomarrosa (Syzygium jambos, L.), tasty mangoes (Mangifera indica, Lin.), the two-color yagrumas, the sober yamao (Guarea trichilioides, Lin.), reddish cedars (Cedrela mexicana, M. J. Roem.), the handsome royal palm, as well as the scented mariposas (Hedychium coronarium, Koenig.).

The wildlife, similar to the one found all across the Sierra del Rosario mountain range, is made up of mollusks, birds, crawlers and mammals. Among the bird species, the tocororo, woodpeckers, bijiritas, the Pinar finch and the ground finch (Tiaris olivacea), different pigeons and doves, the royal thrush (Mimocichla plumbea), the pitirre guatibere (Tyrannus caudifasciatus) and many others. In addition to that, this is a safe haven of butterflies, with over fourteen registered species. There's abundance of jutia carabali and the Santamaria snake (Epicatres angulifes).