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Cayo Sabinal
Delfinario
6 9 HEMINGWAY
This virginal
Visitors can swim
with trained dolphins at island’s beaches are AND THE CAYS
this open-water facility fring ed by a coral reef. During World War II,
on Cayo Guillermo. Wild pigs inhabit the Ernest Hemingway
Interactions also allow scrub-covered isle, patrolled off the north
petting and hugging these and flamin gos grace coast of Cuba in his
intelligent mammals. the inshore lagoons. sportfishing vessel,
Pilar. He outfitted
his prized boat with
machine guns and hand
grenades, and searched
for Nazi sub marines.
His experi ences here
became the basis for
his post hum ously
published novel Islands
in the Stream.
Pedraplén
0
The highway
linking Cayo Coco to
the main land runs ruler-
straight across the Bahía
de Perros, slicing it in
two. At its north end, the
road weaves through a
series of small islands
with her ons, roseate
spoonbills, and other
wading birds.
Sol Meliá Beach Hotels
7
Spain’s Sol Meliá has 28 hotels
in Cuba, includ ing six on Cayo Coco
and Cayo Guillermo (see p131), that
offer a plethora of res taur ants, water
sports (above), and creature comforts.
Horseback Riding 8
Exploring Cayo Coco and
Cayo Guillermo on horseback is a
fun excursion through the scrub
and even along the beaches (right).

NEED TO KNOW Cayo Sabinal: MAP M3 and tolls, where you
Playa de los Flamencos: Pedraplén: MAP K2 could be search ed for
Cuban stowaways.
MAP K2
• The cays were once • There are few places
Cayo Coco: MAP K2 reserved exclusively for to eat outside the resort
Cayo Guillermo: MAP K2 tour ists, but now Cubans hotels. Three thatched
Delfinario: MAP K2 • (33) can also access them. beach grills at Playas de
30 1529 • Interactions: If arriving in a rental car, los Flamencos, Las Dunas,
9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm. you will need to show and Prohibida serve
Adm CUC$25; children your pass port at the traditional Cuban dishes;
CUC$15 police check points open 8am–8pm.

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