Legend mentions a magical tree, called bacona, that allowed the child to play music from the lagoon's snails.

Everybody in the village was fascinated, and thought that the ability to play the music was a gift from the magical tree.

The villagers believed that the child's magic returned to the trees, and as time passed, the whole area got the name Baconao.

It is possible to climb 459 stone steps to the summit of the rock, and stand 1,234 meters above sea level for a panoramic view.

In the Valle de la Prehistoria visitors encounter dozens of life-size model dinosaurs sculpted in stone and other prehistoric creatures lurking in lush vegetation.