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Playa de los sea lice that sometimes infest the
Flamencos waters and can result in the
occurrence of flu-like infections.
Playa Pilar,
8
Cayo Guillermo
MAP K1
Brushed by near-constant breezes,
the white sands of this beach are
swept into dunes overlooking pristine
reef-protected waters, where you
can wade knee-deep for 400 yards
(366 m). Water birds can be found in
the lagoons and mangroves, as well
boasts white sand and turquoise as hungry mosquitoes.
waters protected by an offshore
Playa Periquillo,
coral reef. With half a dozen large, 9
beach-front hotels, the facilities here Cayo Santa María
continue to expand as new hotels MAP J1
are added. However, there is plenty A long pedraplén (causeway) arcs
of wilderness as well. Wildlife, across a shallow lagoon to reach
including the flamingos from whom the low-lying Playa Periquillo bay.
the beach gets its name, parade The slender beach has pure white
around the inshore lagoons (see p24). sands and warm waters. The
shallows offer excellent bonefishing,
Playa Ancón
7 while coral reefs and a wreckage are
perfect for diving enthusiasts.
MAP H4
Shaded by Australian pine, this
Playa Siboney
white-sand beach lying along the 0
Ancón Peninsula is within a 20-minute MAP P6
drive of Trinidad (see p20). The Cuban The pebbly gray sand here may not
government is in the process of be the finest in Cuba, but the setting
gradually developing it as a tourist is lovely. Playa Siboney is one of
resort and now three all-inclusive few places where you can properly
hotels and a diving school are found interact with locals and enjoy the
here. The Caribbean seas offer superb rhythm of the salsa with them.
snorkeling and diving, but swimmers Accom modation is offered in
need to watch out for the microscopic Caribbean wooden houses.

Playa Ancón’s magnificent 2.5-mile (4-km) sweep of white sand

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