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y Parque Baconao

Lying between the Caribbean Sea and the
eastern fringes of the Sierra Maestra, and
straddling the provinces of Santiago and
Guantánamo, Parque Baconao has been
declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO.
The largest and most original amusement
park in Cuba (80,000 ha/197,600 acres)
combines mountains and beaches with old
coffee plantations and an unusual range
of attractions. The park was developed in
the 1980s thanks to the voluntary work Gran Piedra
of students and labourers, and has been This is an enormous monolith, from the top
updated periodically. Unfortunately, the park of which, at an altitude of 1,234m (4,048 ft),
received a severe battering from Hurricane you can even see Jamaica and Haiti on
clear days (see p240).
Sandy in 2012 and has still not entirely
recovered. There is limited accommodation.

Prado de las Esculturas
This sculpture garden, with
20 works by Cuban and Siberia
foreign artists, was laid out
in the 1980s. Following La Isabélica
the damage caused by
Hurricane Sandy, the
park was restored and Perseverancia
reopened in 2015.
Tres Arroyos
BA C ONA O

Abel Las Guásimas
Santamaría
Damaiayabo
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El Palenque
Siboney Juraguá
1 Granjita Siboney, once a key
operational base for the Cuban
rebels, is now a museum of
revolutionary artifacts (see p240).
2 Cafetal La Isabelica, the oldest
coffee plantation in the province,
has been converted into a museum
with a small café (see p240).
3 Jardín Avenida del Paraíso
(see p240)
4 Exposición Mesoamericana
(see p241)
5 Jardín de Cactus (Cactus
Garden)
6 Comunidad Artística Verraco
(see p241)
Playa Siboney is the
7 The sea bed in the area between favourite beach of the
Playa del Indio and Playa Larga is citizens of Santiago.
dotted with shipwrecks. Only 19 km (12 miles)
8 Museo Nacional del Transporte from town, it can be
(see p241) reached by regular
bus service or taxi.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp262–3 and p275

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