Share Sierra Maestra mountains, Cuba by Tom Shearman on 16th May, 2017 The Sierra Maestra mountain area is the highest part of Cuba, with Pico Turquino at 1,974m (6,477ft) the highest peak in Cuba. The Sierra Maestra has a long history of guerrilla warfare. After Fidel Castro returned to Cuba in 1956 from exile, he and the few other survivors from the failed 1953 attack on Moncada Barracks hid out in Sierra Maestra. This is where they planned and started the revolution that eventually overthrew Fulgencio Batista on 1 January 1959. La Comandancia, Fidel Castro’s secret hideout is now a national monument and museum. Share
