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El Salton | Province: Santiago de Cuba
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- Description: El Salton
Located at the Sierra Maestra, Salton village offers several facilities for enjoying nature, situated in a wonderful natural environment it’s surrounded of trees and some other attractive that facilitates hikes, bird watching, horse riding, and also the enjoyment of a beautiful waterfall. With pleasant rooms, this village it’s highly recommended for all who wants a relaxed stay.
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Chivirico Beach
Lat:19.96532 Lon:-76.40356
Located in the Caribbean Sea, on the south coast of the island of Cuba and 1 km from the small town…
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Monumento a Marti en Dos Rios
Lat:20.47120 Lon:-76.27690
Dos Rios, place where the National Hero of Cuba, Jose Marti was fatally wounded no May 19, 1895.
Urban Historical Center Santiago de Cuba
Lat:20.02143 Lon:-75.82949
Declared National Monument on October 10th, 1978, its current limits correspond with those kept by the…
Casa de la Trova Santiago de Cuba
Lat:20.02118 Lon:-75.82866
The pure traditional trova from Santiago, son and bolero. Typical groups.
Provincial Museum Santiago de Cuba Emilio Bacardi
Lat:20.02150 Lon:-75.82770
Tens of objects can be admired in the second oldest museum in the country, thanks to personal arrangements…
Museum of Rum Santiago de Cuba
Lat:20.02030 Lon:-75.82790
It is on San Basilio Street, on the corner to San Félix Street. Its rooms tell us about…
26 de Julio, Historic Monument
Lat:20.02650 Lon:-75.81900
The assault to the Moncada Barracks, in 1953 were the headquarters of the regiment "Antonio Maceo"…
Santiago de Cuba City
Lat:20.04028 Lon:-75.81472
Santiago de Cuba is as splendid for its warm climate as it is for its people, the most Caribbean one…
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Antonio Maceo House
Lat:20.02756 Lon:-75.83060
House where was born Antonio Maceo in Santiago de Cuba. Cuba.
Diego Velazquez Museum
Lat:20.02180 Lon:-75.82990
It is the mansion that belonged to Diego Velazquez (Spanish conqueror, first Governor from Cuba and…
Arquidiocesano
Lat:20.02080 Lon:-75.82930
Ubicado en la Catedral Metropolitana es el único museo dedicado a la religión católica…
Provincial Museum Santiago de Cuba Emilio Bacardi
Lat:20.02150 Lon:-75.82770
Tens of objects can be admired in the second oldest museum in the country, thanks to personal arrangements…
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Plaza de Marte o Plaza de la Libertad
Lat:20.02220 Lon:-75.82190
La Plaza de Marte, also call The Square of La Libertad, is one of the central urban spaces of this city,…
Antonio Maceo Square
Lat:20.03880 Lon:-75.81590
The Major General Antonio Maceo Grajales Plaza was created to give the city a place for different socials,…
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Jose Joaquin Palma, Theater
Lat:20.37080 Lon:-76.64740
Formerly it was the site of La Luz Church, where the Parrish church stood between 1968 and 1919. In…
Heredia, Theater
Lat:20.03790 Lon:-75.81390
The Theater "José María Heredia and Heredia", good known for Theater Heredia…
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Diego Velazquez Museum
Lat:20.02180 Lon:-75.82990
It is the mansion that belonged to Diego Velazquez (Spanish conqueror, first Governor from Cuba and…
City Hall of Santiago de Cuba
Lat:20.02185 Lon:-75.82947
The current building of the City Hall of Santiago de Cuba was inaugurated in 1950 under the direction…
Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion Cathedral
Lat:20.02088 Lon:-75.82954
The Cathedral and Church "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción", arises at the beginning…
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Cobre Santuary
Lat:20.05250 Lon:-75.94680
The history of El Santuario del Cobre, begins when La Virgen de la Caridad was found in the bay of Nipe…
Catedral Metropolitana
Lat:20.02100 Lon:-75.82960
Catholic Church. former Iglesia Mayor, today Metropolitan Cathedral, dedicated to Nuestra Señora…
Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion Cathedral
Lat:20.02088 Lon:-75.82954
The Cathedral and Church "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción", arises at the beginning…
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Horseback Baconao National Park
Lat:19.93810 Lon:-75.63810
This UNESCO´s declared Biosphere Reserve counts with places of high natural values. Activitie:…
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Cayo Granma Restaurants
Cayo Granma Bahia de Santiago, Santiago de Cuba
(5322) 690109 45km 484m
International Restaurant Casa Granda Restaurants
Hotel Casa Granda, Santiago de Cuba
322 653021 48km 059m
Roof Garden Restaurants
Heredia y San Pedro, Hotel Casagranda No. 658, Plaza de Marte, Santiago de Cuba
(5322) 653021 48km 060m
Matamoros Restaurants
Calvario e/ Aguilera y Enramadas, Santiago de Cuba
(5322) 686459 48km 281m
La Maison Restaurants
Ave. Manduley e/ 1ra. y 3ra., Rpto. Vista Alegre, Santiago de Cuba
49km 377m
Buffet La Casona Restaurants
Melia Santiago Hotel, Santiago de Cuba
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Hotel Versalles Currency Exchange
Ave. Raúl Pujols , Km 1½
(5322) 695376 48km 391m Hotel Santiago Currency Exchange
Calle 11 No. 2 e/ E y F, Chivirico
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El Salton it is located in the province of Santiago de Cuba.
Santiago de Cuba Province is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. The largest city Santiago de Cuba is the main administrative center. Other large cities include Palma Soriano, Contramaestre, San Luis and Songo-la Maya. Santiago de Cuba province has been the site of many battles, both during the war for independence and the 1959 Cuban Revolution, where much of the guerrilla fighting took place in the mountainous province.
Prior to 1976, Cuba was divided into six historical provinces. One of these was Oriente province, which was, prior to 1905, known as Santiago de Cuba province. The present day province comprises the south-central region of Oriente. The province is rich in material resources such as iron and nickel. The economy, however, relies mostly on agriculture, with large plantations growing bananas, cacao, and coffee dotting the landscape. Industry is growing around the capital, as is tourism. The natural beauty of the area is attracting many tourists from both the rest of Cuba and from overseas.
Founded in 1515 by the Spanish conqueror Diego Velázquez, the city keeps several places that remind of the period that changed the direction of the history of the island. Other important periods are reflected in the mark that they left on the architecture, art and traditions of the people of Santiago.
In this wonderful city you can visit the Museum of the Historical Cuban Atmosphere, located next to the Céspedes Park and very near the Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Cathedral. You can also visit the Velázquez Balcony and the Casa Diego Velázquez House to know more about the colonial period.
Besides, the city has a privileged location in the Santiago de Cuba Bay, which allowed it to be the first country’s capital during a short time. Through it, the first black slaves arrived to Cuba and, with them, their traditions still kept and maintained in places like Casa del Caribe House and the Casa de las Religiones Populares House.
Along with the bay, the relief of the area gives a lot of opportunities to enjoy wonderful landscapes while doing activities related to the ecologic and mountain tourism. This way, you can see the incredible landscape of the Caribbean Sea from the Pico Turquino Summit, the green views you can see from the Gran Piedra or the beautiful images of the Santiago de Cuba Bay from the Cayo Granma Cay or the Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca Castle, declared World Heritage Site by the Unesco in 1997.
For centuries, this city has seen the different struggles for the Independence of the country, as well as the Revolution, the most important event of the second half of the 20th century in the island. Known as the Hero City of Cuba, moving locations were built to remember to all those persons who fought in every single decisive clashes. In this way, you can visit the Cementerio Santa Ifigenia Graveyard, where several heroes from Santiago de Cuba are buried next to monuments that remind their deeds.
Furthermore, the city uses the extended tradition of dedicating squares and parks to important celebrities from Cuban history. You can visit a series of beautiful open spaces like the Céspedes Park, the San Juan Historical Park and the Peace Tree or the Abel Santamaría Historical Park, which are the perfect place to have a break and let oneself go by the atmosphere of the city while seeing the most important monuments.
Santiago de Cuba is an incredible city formed by impressing landscapes, interesting historical buildings, streets full of life and color bursting with culture and traditions, memories of past times that come to meet you in every corner and kind people whose roots are spread throughout the world.
The religion has also an important place in the culture of the island, and that is the reason why many of the most interesting buildings are related to it. During your stay in Santiago de Cuba, you can visit the different churches that constitute the historical and architectonic heritage for the future generations. Among the most interesting temples, you can see the Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Cathedral, the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores Church and the Iglesia de San Francisco Church.
The Cuban Revolution was a historical moment of great importance for the whole island, although this area lived it with a special intensity. This city was the chosen place for the uprising of 1953. That struggle was led in three phases directed by Fidel Castro, Abel Santamaría and Raúl Castro, who attacked the Cuartel Moncada Headquarters, the Civil Hospital and the Justice Palace. Although this action didn’t success, it was the beginning of the process which overthrew the Batista Regime. The fight ended after two and a half years of guerrilla struggles, between the Desembarco del Granma Landing in 1956 and 1959 when the Revolution defeated the regime. If you are interested in that part of the history of Cuba, there are several places that still remind and show this important Cuban moment. From the Museum of the Clandestine Struggle, the Plaza de la Revolution Square or the Frank and Josué País House Museum, until the Granjita Siboney Museum in the outskirts of Santiago de Cuba, and the Modelo Presidium, located in the Isla de la Juventud, they are just some of the places where facts related to the Revolution are explained by means of exhibitions of the objects of that period. In the area surrounding Santiago, you will find countless places in which you can make all kind of activities, like hiking, climbing, camping and many other more. Enjoy all of these activities surrounded by the breathtaking beauty that nature has granted to the different national parks that protect the area. It is worth the effort to tour the Turquino National Park, or the Gran Piedra National Park, and enjoy the wonderful landscapes that the Baconao National Park offers us. You can also find a tropical paradise in any of the abundant beaches that are bathed by the Caribbean sea and that are located along the coast of the zone. You cannot miss the Playa Baconao Beach, the Playa Cazonal Beach or the Carisol International Diving Center-Los Corales to do all those water activities you like, i.e. diving, or just to relax and enjoy the white sands and crystalline waters of the Caribe. In the province, you can also discover lovely localities near the city, like El Cobre, El Oasis and Chivirico, among a long list of interesting villages; or live the vibrant Cuban night in the streets of Santiago de Cuba, in mythical places like the Calle Heredia Street or the Casa de la Trova House, where the music sounds the whole night.
