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La Moka focuses on ecotourism and
arranges birding and hiking trips.
Tourists can walk the well-maintained
trails that lead to a coffee plantation
and along the San Juan river to
cas cades and mineral springs.
Boats can also be rented on the lake,
and there’s a zip-line canopy tour.
Cayo Levisa
2
Ringed by white-sand beaches,
Lake at Las Terrazas this tiny island (see p54) off the north
coast has a resort hotel and can be
Las Terrazas
1 reached by ferry from the mainland.
MAP C2 • Hotel La Moka:
A nearby coral reef has splendid
Autopista Nacional, km 51, Pinar del crystal-clear dive sites, while the
Río; (48) 57 8600 • www.lasterrazas.cu deeper waters farther offshore are
Founded in 1968 as a village in the populated with marlin and other
pine-clad mountains of the eastern game-fish. The mangroves are also
Sierra del Rosario, this community a habitat for water birds (see p53).
(see p16) has a lovely setting with
Soroa
simple houses built in terraces 3
overlooking a lake. The local Hotel MAP C2 • Hotel & Villas Soroa:
(48) 52 3534
AREA MAP OF WESTERN CUBA Surrounded by forested mountains,
Soroa, once a center for coffee prod-
uction, is currently a holiday village
offering a scenic escape for nature
Estrecho de la FloridaEstrecho de la Florida
lovers. Attractions include a stunning
Santa CruzSanta Cruz orchid garden (see p16) display ing
HavanaHavana del Nortedel Norte more than 700 species. A trail heads
CN CN
JuanJuan sharply downhill to the Cascadas El
JoséJosé Tapaste G. GómezG. Gómez Salto waterfall, while more challeng-
Tapaste
Cabañas
Cabañas
MartíMartí
A4 A4
Bahía
Bahía
A rchi piélago de LevisaLevisa Manuel Honda Las TerrazasLas Terrazas San Antonio Güines Madruga CC CC ing hikes lead to the Mirador de
CayoCayo
A rchi piélago de
Guanajay
Guanajay
Aguacate
Aguacate
San Antonio
Honda
los Colora dos s
los Colora do
de los Baños
de los Baños
Venus – a mountain top lookout with
Madruga
Güines
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Manuel
LALA
Sanguily
Nueva
HABANAHABANA
Puerto
Puerto
Melena
PazPaz
Unión
Soroa is a simple but delightful retreat.
Esperanza Sanguily CC CC SoroaSoroa BatabanóBatabanó Melena A1 A1 Nueva Unión super lative views. The Hotel & Villas
Esperanza
San San
del Sur
del Sur
de Reyes
de Reyes
Cristóbal
ViñalesViñales Cristóbal PlayaPlaya La Lanza
La Lanza
Loma
Dimas PINARPINAR A4 A4 Loma MayabequeMayabeque A1 A1 Cascadas El Salto waterfall
Dimas
Colorada
Colorada
DEL RĺODEL RĺO MATANZASMATANZAS
San San Santo Tomás
Santo Tomás
Carlos
CN CN Carlos Pinar del RíoPinar del Río Golfo deGolfo de PuntaPunta
Arroyos de
Arroyos de San Juan y Vuelta AbajoVuelta Abajo BatabanóBatabanó GordaGorda Z a p a t a P e n i n s u l a u l a
San Juan y
Z a p a t a P e n i n s
Man
Mantuatua
Isabel Martínez
Martínez
Isabel
Rubio
Playa Playa Rubio PlayaPlaya
Golfo deGolfo de Caloradal CC CC PlayaPlaya El GuanalEl Guanal CayoCayo
Caloradal
GuanahacabibesGuanahacabibes La SalinaLa Salina GrandeGrande Cayo Diego
Cayo Diego
Cor
La Bajada La Fe La Fe Cortéstés Pérez Pérez Cayos Cayos
La Bajada
Blancos
Blancos
Babineyes
Babineyes Cayos deCayos de Nueva del Sur
del Sur
Nueva
San FelipeSan Felipe Cayos losCayos los Gerona Archipiélago de los Canarreos
Gerona
Parque NacionalParque Nacional IndiosIndios
Archipiélago de los Canarreos
Península dePenínsula de Presidio
Presidio
La Victoria
GuanahacabibesGuanahacabibes La Victoria Modelo
Modelo
ViloVilo
El Colony
El Colony AcuñaAcuña
C aribbean S eaC aribbean S ea Cayo del
Cayo del
Cayo Cayo
Cayo Cayo
Rosario
Cocodrilo
Cocodrilo Isla de la JuventudIsla de la Juventud Matías Campos Rosario Cayo Cayo
Campos
Largo
Largo
Matías
0 km0 km 30 30 Carapachibey
Carapachibey
0 miles0 miles 30 30
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