Lomas de Banao, Protected natural reserve in Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba

Lomas de Banao is a protected natural reserve in Sancti Spíritus Province featuring a landscape of wooded hills, valleys, and geological formations across its expanse. The terrain rises steeply at various points, with the highest peak reaching over 800 meters above sea level.

Lomas de Banao was created as an ecological reserve in 1988, covering 6,091 hectares across the municipalities of Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus and Fomento in the Guamuhaya massif. In 2010 it won the first regional Environment Prize; it is not a national park.

The reserve lies near the consejo popular of Banao, in the municipality of Sancti Spíritus, and its name comes from these hills. The Spanish word lomas means hills, so Lomas de Banao is literally the hills of Banao. The protected area covers 6,091 hectares spread over the municipalities of Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus and Fomento.

Visitors can explore on guided hiking trails, take horseback rides, or join jeep safari outings depending on their preference. Simple eco-lodging facilities near the Jarico entrance provide accommodation for visitors before or after exploring the area.

Las Tetas de Juana, the reserve's highest point at 842 m, is its best-preserved site and alone shelters 55 endemic species. The reserve also holds the magnolia and Satorella banoensis, found nowhere else, alongside the Cuban parakeet (catey) and the jutía.