Ten kilometers west of Playa Pesquero and 3km west of Villa Don Lino is Playa Blanca ; Columbus is thought to have landed somewhere near here in 1492, and this great meeting of two cultures is commemorated in a varied mix of sights, the centerpiece of which is an impressive Hellenic-style monument designed by Holguín artist Caridad Ramos for the 500th anniversary of the landing in 1992.
Other points of interest include an information center , the remains of a 19th-century Spanish fort , three reconstructed Taíno Indian huts and an archaeological museum . It makes a pleasant afternoon's sojourn.
