Maguana Beach is a long sandy tropical beach about 20km north of the city of Baracoa. Is one of those places where it is easy to fall short adjectives, surrounded as it is by palm trees and with superb protection which has the reef, the color of the water and the contrast of the dense vegetation that has behind him is simply unmatched.
Share the beach, but physically separated from it, is the great little hotel Villa Maguana, undoubtedly one of the most charming places to stay in this part of Cuba. If you visit the beach on a Sunday in midsummer, is likely to be packed with people, so retreat to the tranquility of Villa Maguana is an excellent alternative.
Baracoa
The first village founded by the Spanish in 1511 nearly five centuries later stands as the major tourist destination of Guantanamo. The toponym is arauaco origin and means “sea life”.
Also called City Landscape, City of Rains, Mountain City, Water City, capital of the wood, coconut and cocoa. His nature, upland shell adorned by a vigorous vegetation of virgin forests and the abundance of endemic flora and fauna, crystal clear rivers and beaches surrounded coves grape, almond and coconut trees, makes owning a hallmark.
The village church still retains the unique Cruz de Parra of Christopher Columbus 29 placed in different parts of the country during his voyage of discovery of the new world. Eighteenth-century Spanish forts, some buildings of the nineteenth century are preserved as distinctive touch on the architecture of Baracoa, tinged Caribbean elements that make the site a distinct territory.
Alejandro Humbolt National Park
It is one of the largest in the Caribbean and is named after the German scientist who visited Cuba in the XVIII century. It sits on a vast area of the province of Guantánamo in the eastern part of the country and there may be many copies of the endemic Cuban flora and fauna add to the attractions of the place. It also has one of the most diverse and protected ecosystems in the country. The park is one of the largest sites in the world and endemism example is that in its entirety is two percent of the plant species on the planet. For all its attributes this place has the status of National Monument.
Playita Cajobabo
Becomes a place of great historical value as of April 11, 1895 when the National Hero José Martí landed in the area to join the army mambí fight against Spanish colonialism. Browse this spot in the eastern province of Guantánamo allows retracing the paths that transited the Apostle of Cuba in their journey to their near death in combat, made exactly occurred on May 19 of that year in a place known as Two Rivers.
Alongside Martí also landed Maximum Gomez Dominican patriot who kissed the sand in a gesture of respect for the land that always welcomed him as one of their precious children. This intricate enough to be treasured place National Monument merits.