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10 ❯❯ Top 10 Cuba Highlights

Cuba Highlights

Cuba is a land of incredible beauty and
amazing contrasts, from white-sand
beaches and azure seas to lush valleys
and cloud-draped mountains. It is set
in a time warp of colonial buildings and
pre-revolutionary cars, and its vivacious
populace is a blend of Spanish, African,
Chinese, and Russian peoples. La Habana
Vieja, Havana
The Modern City, Havana Colonial castles, palaces,
This throbbing metropolis offers
and cobbled plazas recall
museums, parks, beaches, 1950s hotels the days when Old Havana
and nightclubs, and stunning examples was the New World’s
of architecture from Beaux Arts richest city (see pp12–13). Holguín
to modernismo (see pp14–15). This provincial capital has played a
La Habana V key role in Cuban history. Its plazas are
La Habana Viejaieja
Varaderoo
Varader
The M Matanzas Cárdenas lined with museums and cultural
The Modern Cityodern City
Matanzas
Cárdenas CN
Sagua
CN Sagua
Guanajayy
Guanaja Jovellanos la Gr la Grandeande centers. Castro’s birthplace and
Jovellanos
Cor Cordillera dedillera de 95 95 Colón
Colón
Archipiélago de Sabana
Archipiélago de Sabana
Guaniguanicoo
Guaniguanic Candelaria Batabanó A1 A1 CC CC a beach resort are two
Candelaria Batabanó
Remedios
Jagüey Grandeande
Pinar del R A4 A4 Golfo de Jagüey Gr Remedios nearby attrac tions
Pinar del Ríoío
Golfo de
Batabanó Zapata Santa Clar CN CN Jardines (see pp28–9).
Batabanó
Santa Claraa
Zapata
Jardines
Peninsula
Isabel Rubio
Isabel Rubio Peninsula Cienfuegos A1 A1 del Rey
del Rey
Cienfuegos
CS CS Mor Morónón Archipiélago de Camagüey
Sanc Sanctiti
Spíritus Ciego
Archipiélago de los Canarreos
Isla de la Spíritus Ciego CC CC
Isla de la
Archipiélago de los Canarreos
Trinidad
Juventud
Juventud Trinidad de Á de Ávilavila Nuevitas
Nuevitas
Archipiélago de Camagüey
Minas Minas
Golfo de Mana Manatítí
Golfo de
Ana Mana Camagüey Sibanicú
Ana Mana
Sibanicú
Camagüey
Cordillera de 3 Puer Puertoto
Guaniguanico Guáimar Las Las Padr Padree Holguín
Guáimaroo
Holguín
Mayarí
A few hours west Tunas Tunas Mayarí Moa Moa
of Havana, these Cuet Cuetoo Baracoa
Baracoa
mountains are 0 km 0 km 100 100 Bayamo CC CC Guan Guantánamotánamo
Bayamo
Palma
Palma
known for their 0 miles 100 100 Soriano Santiago Imías Imías
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Soriano
Santiago
dramatic rock Pilón Pilón de Cuba
de Cuba
Zapata Peninsula spectacular caves
form ations and
This vast swampland
and park protects many (see pp16–17).
endemic bird species, and
two museums recall
the Bay of Pigs invasion
of 1961 (see pp18–19).
Trinidad 5
Colorful Trinidad
boasts a breeze-swept
hillside setting. This
lovely UNESCO World
Heritage Site is Cuba’s
most complete colonial
city (see pp20–21).
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