City Gloss

The Green and blue are the colors that predominate in these places. It is considered that in this region is one of the Cuban sites of greater reserve of wood, cocoa and coconut. Culinary dishes made with the two latest products and their derivatives are unique in Cuba. Ask for Cornet and will know it. Its content and flavor are wonderful while its presentation is very typical. We recommend it.

After installed on one of the hotels in the city, can think on what to do. The city boasts all the facilities to enjoy their beauty since it has an infrastructure designed for this purpose. People such as Smithsonian Magazine would likely agree. Here you can think of continue visiting natural places as beautiful as those visited in the Park Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt and the city and its surroundings. Let’s briefly describe the city, because we will leave the detailed descriptions to make the traveler who discover them. If you look at your map you will see that Baracoa is a city that has grown embraced the sea, in the eastern part of the Bay of the same name. It is not very extensive and consists of a part core and further south the Paraiso neighborhood. A Boardwalk runs along the coast in the open sea. Baracoa was also capital of the Cuba then appointment which took place in 1518 until the capital was moved to Santiago de Cuba in 1521.

He had a first coat, which fell into oblivion and was replaced by the current one, which dates back to 1833. It was practically isolated from the rest of Cuba until 1965, therefore retains many of its ancient customs. Being a coastal city, as well as Havana, Guanabacoa, and other cities in Cuba, he suffered during part of the 18th century the siege and assault by pirates, reason by which the rulers erected facilities known as forts, placed where artillery for the defence, which still remain and are places of great historical interest.