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Comunidad Cabo Cruz
Three kilometers beyond the El Guafe trailhead is a tiny fishing community with skiffs bobbing offshore and sinewy men gutting their catch on the golden beach. The 33m-tall Vargas lighthouse here (erected 1871) now belongs to the Cuban military. In its shadow lies Restaurante el Ca
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Museo de Arte Cubano Contemporáneo
Believe it or not, Topes de Collantes monstrous sanatorium once harbored a veritable Louvre of Cuban art, containing works by Cuban masters such as Tomás Sánchez and Rubén Torres Llorca. Raiding the old collection in 2008 inspired provincial officials to open this infinitely more a
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Museo Municipal de Guanabacoa
The towns main sight is the renovated museum two blocks west of Parque Martí. Founded in 1964, it tracks the development of the neighborhood throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and is famous for its rooms on Afro-Cuban culture, slavery and the Santería religion, with a particula
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Orquideario Soroa
Tumbling down a landscaped hillside garden next door to Hotel & Villas Soroa is a labor of love built by Spanish lawyer Tomás Felipe Camacho in the late 1940s in memory of his wife and daughter. Camacho traveled round the world to amass his collection of 700 orchid species (the
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Lonja del Comercio
This large box-shaped building on Plaza de San Francisco is a former commodities market erected in 1909. In 1996 the building was completely renovated by Habaguanex and today it provides office space for foreign companies with joint ventures in Cuba. You can enter the Lonja to admi
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Palacio Cueto
Kissing the southeast corner of Plaza Vieja is this distinctive Gaudí-esque building, which remains Havanas finest example of art nouveau. Its outrageously ornate facade once housed a warehouse and a hat factory before it was rented by José Cueto in the 1920s as the Palacio Vienna
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Playa de Morales
One day in the not-too-distant future (after its been Cancun-ized), well all wax nostalgic about this precious strip of sand situated 13km east of Banes along the paved continuation of Tráfico. For the time being enjoy this fishing village while you can, whiling away an afternoon d
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Eduardo Chibás
The tomb of Orthodox Party leader Eduardo Chibás is worth a visit. During the 1940s and early ’50s Chibás was a relentless crusader against political corruption, and as a personal protest he committed suicide during a radio broadcast in 1951. At his burial ceremony a young Orthodox
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Cabañas los Pinos
Twelve kilometers west of San Diego de los Baños via Parque la Güira is the Cabañas los Pinos, an abandoned mountain retreat used by Castros secretary Celia Sánchez in the 1960s. The cabins are built like tree houses above the ground with Sánchez circular abode standing in the cent
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Spanish Forts
At the top of Calle Cabada is El Cuartelón , a crumbling brick Spanish fort with graceful arches that provides stunning town and bay views. Continue on this street for 200m to Restaurante el Mirador for an even better vantage point. Youll see remnants of the old fortresses here and
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Iglesia de Guanabacoa
This church, on Parque Martí in the center of town, is also known as the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, and was designed by Lorenzo Camacho and built between 1721 and 1748 with a Moorish-influenced wooden ceiling. The gilded main altar and nine lateral altars are worth a
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Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Parque Colón is the citys other interesting square, five blocks north of Parque Echeverría. Here stands the main ecclesiastical building of Cárdenas. Built in 1846, its noted for its stained glass and purportedly the oldest statue of Christopher Columbus in the western hemisphere.
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Estatua Che y Niño
Far more intimate and intricate a monument than its big brother on the other side of town, this statue in front of the Officina de la Provincia (PCC) four blocks east of Tren Blindado shows El Che with a baby (symbolizing the next generation) on his shoulder. Looking closer youll
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Museo de Arte Religioso
Plaza de San Franciscos southern side is dominated by the impressive Iglesia y Monasterio de San Francisco de Asís. Constructed in 1608 and rebuilt in baroque style from 1719 to 1738, it was overtaken by the Spanish state in 1841 as a political move against the powerful religious o
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Casa de la Diversidad
Impossible to miss due to its exuberantly diverse facade (a mix of Moorish and neoclassical elements), this new museums best exhibit is the building itself. You can skirt the four exhibition rooms dedicated to slavery, costumes, art and architecture relatively quickly, but youll wa
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Teatro la Caridad
Many are deceived by the relatively austere neoclassical facade. But toss CUC$1 to whoever is manning the door and youll serendipitously discover why the 1885 Teatro La Caridad is one of the three great provincial theaters of the colonial era. The ornate interior is almost identic
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Museo Ñico López
This museum is in the former officers club of the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes military barracks, 1km southeast of Parque Céspedes. On July 26, 1953, this garrison was attacked by 25 revolutionaries led by Ñico López in tandem with the assault on Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba i
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Jardines de Hershey
These gardens, formerly owned by the famous American chocolate tycoon Milton Hershey who ran the nearby sugar mill, are charmingly wild these days, with attractive paths, abundant green foliage and a beautiful river, plus a couple of thatched-roof restaurants. It’s a serene spot fo
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Celia Sánchez Monument
About eight blocks southwest of the park lies Manzanillos most evocative sight. Built in 1990, this terracotta tiled staircase embellished with colorful ceramic murals runs up Calle Caridad between Martí and Luz Caballero. The birds and flowers on the reliefs represent Sánchez, lyn
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Tivolí
Santiagos old French quarter was first settled by colonists from Haiti in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Set on a south-facing hillside overlooking the shimmering harbor, its red-tiled roofs and hidden patios are a tranquil haven these days, with old men pushing around dom
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