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The best description of the southern Cuban province of
Holguin was actually coined by Christopher
Columbus in 1492, upon entering the Bariay
keys: “This is the most beautiful place that
human eyes have ever seen.”
The more than 41 natural beaches, found near
the Sierra Cristal, among them Guardalavaca,
Estero Ciego and Don Lino, are well known
among the local inhabitants and tourists,
interested in eco-tourism. The best samples of
the flora of Antilean islands can be found in
this zone, including palm trees, coconut
palms, tropical fruit, ferns and trees of
precious woods.
The province economy is based in agriculture,
tourism, sugar, agricultural machinery and
mining, especially in nickel: the mines here
are some of the most important of their kind
in the world, and their fruits have given the
province the name “Land of Nickel”.
Holguin is different from other colonial
cities, because of its revolutionary (for the
time) plan. Founded in 1720, it was the first
city to have a well-planned outline of streets
that connected its colonies and plazas in an
orderly way. Because of this neat layout,
Holguin is known as the City of Parks.
Recommended to see are the Colonial Art Museum
in Gibara village, the Bani Indocubano Museum
in Banes city, the Natural Tourism Park Cayo
Saetia and the Bay of Naranjo.
For first-time visitors, an agreeable trip is
to the highest waterfall in Cuba, Salto del
Guayabo. For those who love the sea and scuba
diving to underwater caverns, go see the
sunken cavern Tanque Azul de Caletones, which
is found along the most important migration
route for the region’s birds. |
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