The Akamas Peninsula - CyprusAkamas is an area of outstanding natural beauty - deep gorges, a wild landscape, wide sandy bays. It is also an area of great biodiversity and ecological significance. Home to 530 plant species, a third of the total for Cyprus, 126 of which are endemic to Cyprus. An unspoilt wild place thanks to its "inaccessibility".
Cyprus sits at the crossroads of three major flora zones - Europe, Africa and Asia. As a consequence Cyprus has a high number of plant species, 1750, of which 127 are endemic. The number of species found on Akamas runs to approximately 530, of which 33 are endemic. The variety of fauna is equally impressive - 168 birds, 12 mammals, 20 reptiles and 16 butterfly species.
Almost all the geological strata found on Cyprus is represented in Akamas. This coupled with the varied topography has led to a wide variety of microclimates which in turn has led to the large biodiversity and sheer natural beauty of the area. Below some pictures of the Akamas Peninsula in November 2005 
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| The Akamas Peninsula | Tracks... | 
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| One of the wildest coast of Cyprus | Tracks... | 
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| Tracks... | Ho look! That's where we come from | 
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| Tracks... | Yes some stretching is required after the bumpy tracks | 
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| The driver and his car, I mean Defender... | Hi Babe shall we picnic in the car? | 
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| Narrow track overlooking the sea | Dito | 
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| Dito | The road back to Latshi |
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