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LA VICTORIA
Trained by the CIA, the
anti-Castro exiles who
landed at the Bay of
Pigs on April 17, 1961
intended to link up with
counter-revolutionaries
in the rugged Sierra del
Escambray. The site was
Museo Girón
6 ill chosen, as the landing
craft grounded on reefs.
Housing military
hardware, includ ing The invasion was finally
doomed when President
tanks and a Cuban air John F. Kennedy refused
force plane (above), to authorize the US
this museum features naval and air support.
items relating to the
Bay of Pigs invasion
and the three-day NEED TO KNOW
battle that followed.
Laguna del Tesoro:
Central
7 MAP F3 • (45) 91 3224
Australia
• Boats depart Boca
Castro’s headquarters 8:30am–4pm daily
during the Bay of Pigs Parque Nacional
invasion in 1961 was in Ciénaga de Zapata:
the former administrative MAP E3 • (45) 98 7249
offices of the now-defunct • Adm: CUC$15
Central Australia sugar (including guide)
mill. A steam train Croco dile farm: MAP F3
excursion operates from • (45) 91 5666 • 7am–
here into the countryside. 7pm daily. Adm: CUC$5
Caleta Buena: MAP F3
Jagüe • (45) 91 5589 • 10am–
Grande 5pm daily. Adm: CUC$15
A1
Santo Aguada de Cenote de los Peces: MAP
Tomás Pasajeros 1 F3 • 9am–5pm daily
Playa Larga
Buena Museo Girón: MAP F3 •
Ventura Los Sábalos (45) 98 4122 • 9am–5pm
daily. Adm: CUC$2;
Bermejas camera CUC$1; guide
Laguna de
las Salinas CUC$1
• The Colibrí restaurant
at Boca de Guamá serves
crocodile meat (its
Caleta Buena
8 specialty), lobster, and
excellent mojitos.
This splendid cove (above) with coral-filled
turquoise waters is perfect for snorkeling and scuba
Scuba Diving
diving. White sands top the coral shoreline. 0
Unspoiled coral
Cenote de los Peces
9 reefs and a wall plunging
1,000 ft (305 m) lie close
With peacock-blue waters, this exquisite
natural pool is 33 ft (10 m) deep, and has a side to the shore. Inland,
tunnel that descends 230 ft (70 m). Named for cenotes – fresh water pit-
the fish that swim in it, this is a popular spot for caves – are suitable for
cave-diving enthusiasts. experienced divers only.
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