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         Museo Aborigen
     1                           was Calixto García, a general in
         Chorro de Maíta
                                 the Wars of Independence (see
     MAP P4  •  5 miles (8 km)   p36). His house, now containing
     east of Guardalavaca  •  (24)   a museum, stands near Plaza
     43 0201  •  Open 9am–5pm   Calixto García, where the Museo
     Mon–Sat  •  Adm            Provincial de Historia displays
     This archaeological site    period pieces. Climb the steps
     is one of the largest native   to the top of Loma de la Cruz for
     burial sites in the Carib­  splendid views. Mirador de Mayabe
     bean. Of the 108 skeletons   offers a grand mountain­top lunch.
     unearthed, many still lie in
                                    Gibara
     situ as they were found, and   3
     can be seen from a board­      Once a wealthy port town,
     walk. A museum displays     Gibara now draws much of its
     artifacts. The neigh boring   current income from a fishing
     Aldea Taína re­creates an   Sculpture    fleet that harbors in picturesque
     Indian village with life­size   at Museo   Bahía de Bariay. The original
     statues, and the locals   Aborigen   city walls are now relics, but
     re­enact Taíno life.  Chorro de   Parque Calixto García boasts
                          Maíta  a colonial church and museums
         Holguín
     2                        arts. The town’s white­painted
                                 of natural history and decorative
         Home to colonial plazas,
     several churches, and museums,   houses lend the city its nickname,
     this industrious provincial capital    “Villa Blanca” (White Town) (see p29).
     is worth exploring (see pp28–9).
                                  Santiago de Cuba
     Its most famous former resident    4
                                  MAP P6  •  Casa Museo de
 AREA MAP OF THE FAR EAST     Diego Velázquez: Calle Félix Pena
                              612; (22) 65 2652, 9am–5pm Sat–
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 0 km 5 5      Top 10 Sights  Thu, 1:30–5pm Fri; adm
 Santiago
 Santiago  0 miles  5 5  see pp110–113  Graced by intriguing buildings, this
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 de Cuba
 de Cuba                      now sprawling industrial city was
 A tlantic
 Playa
 Playa  A tlantic  Restaurants  Cuba’s capital until 1553. Must­see
 Guardalavaca
 O c
 Gibara
 Gibara  Guardalavaca  O c ean ean  see p117  sites in its colonial heart include the
 Antonio Granjita
 Antonio Granjita
 Maceo
 Maceo  Siboney  Museo Aborigen  Things to Do  Cathedral, Casa­Museo de Diego
 Siboney
 Museo Aborigen
 Parque Baconao
 Parque Baconao  Sigua  Fray Fray  Chorro de Maíta  see p115  Velázquez, Museo Emilio Bacardí,
 Chorro de Maíta
 Sigua
 and Around  Benito  Mountain Highs  and the Moncada barracks – a focus
 and Around
 Benito
 Banes
 Banes         see p116
 Holguín
 Holguín  Antilla  El Ramón   for Castro in 1953 (see p37). After
 El Ramón
 Antilla
 Las Las  CCCC  Frank País  Parque Bacanao    the Haitian revolu tion in 1791, French
 Frank País
 Tacajó
 Parras  Tacajó  Bahía de  Playa Playa  and Around
 Parras
 Bahía de
 Mir Mir  Báguano  Nipe Nipe  Corinthia  see p114  and Haitian migrants flooded the city
 Corinthia
 Báguano
 Cacocum                      and fostered unique forms of archi­
 Cacocum
 HOLGUĺN
 Maceo  HOLGUĺN  Moa Moa
 Maceo
 Cueto  Mayarí  Cupey         tecture, music, and dance. The city is
         Cupey
 Cueto
 Mayarí
 Vado del Yeso  Sagua de      famed for its annual cultural Festival
 Vado del Yeso
 Sagua de
 Tánamo
 San Germán  Tánamo
 San Germán
 CC CC  Parque   Nacionalonal  del Pregón in August (see p69).
         Parque   Naci
 Sitio Sitio
 Babiney  Histórico  Alejandro Humboldt
 Babiney
         Alejandro Humboldt
 Histórico
 Dos Ríos  Birán  Mensura
 Dos Ríos
 Mensura
      Arroyo
 GRANMA  Birán  Chamarreta  Arroyo  Baracoa  Museo Emilio Bacardí,
 GRANMA
    Bueno
                   Baracoa
      Bueno
 Chamarreta
 Jiguaní
 La Quijada
 Bayamo  Jiguaní  La Quijada  Felicidad  Santiago de Cuba
 Bayamo
      Felicidad
 SANTIAGO DE CUBA
 SANTIAGO DE CUBA
 Carrera
     Zoológico de Piedra
 Contramaestre  La Prueba  Carrera  Zoológico de Piedra  Maisí Maisí
 Contramaestre
 Larga
 Guisa  CC CC  A1 A1  La Prueba  Larga
 Guisa
     GUANTÁNAMO
 Palma  A1 A1  Guantánamo  GUANTÁNAMO  La La
 Palma
                     Máquina
 San Luis
 Soriano
 Los Horneros  Soriano  San Luis  Guantánamo  San Antonio  Máquina
 Los Horneros
       San Antonio
       del Sur
         del Sur
 Vilorio         Cajobabo  Punta Punta
 Parque Nacional  El Cobre  Santiago  Vilorio  CC CC  Imías Imías  Cajobabo Caleta Caleta
 Parque Nacional
 Caimanera
 Santiago
 50 miles  Pico Turquino  El Cobre  de Cuba  Caimanera
 Pico Turquino
 50 miles
 de Cuba
 see Parque Baconao  Tortuguilla
 see Parque Baconao
 20 miles  Playa  and around  Sigua  Guantánamo  Tortuguilla  0 km 0 km  20  20
 Guantánamo
 20 miles
 Sigua
 and around
 Playa
 Naval Base
 La Mula  Blanca  map above  Naval Base  0 miles  20  20
 map above
 La Mula
 Blanca
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 (U.S.A.)
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