Pinar del Rio, July 12, 2004 -- Cuban scientists announced the discovery Sunday of two new species of orchid believed to be exclusive to the westernmost Cuban province of Pinar del Rio. Director of the Orchid Garden at Soroa in Pinar del Rio, Pedro Pablo Rivero announced that the two species were found in the dense tropical vegetation of the Sierra del Rosario national park and the Guanahacabibes Peninsula protected area. The species are Encyclia Bocourtii, found in coastal woodland in Cape San Antonio and Encyclia Rosariensis, found in the forests of the Sierra national park. The largely rural Pinar del Río province is home to one third of the Cuban orchid population many of which are protected in the award winning garden at Soroa.