Camagüey City
CAMAGÜEY
A LIVE CANVAS THAT LEADS TO ADVENTURE By Myrurgia Hernandez | Photographs courtesy of Havanatur S.A.
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Camagüey, Cuba is one of the many destinations serviced by Bahamasair. Visit Bahamasair.com to book your next flight.
eady for a new destination? I present to you Camagüey, the third largest city of Cuba, and one of the seven cities founded by Spaniards in The Pearl of The Caribbean, located in eastern Cuba, 540 km from Havana. In just 50 minutes, Bahamasair will get you to this live canvas that will lead you to an unforgettable adventure! Let’s explore the city of Camagüey! Have you ever witnessed a scene that seems like it was taken from a canvas? The beautiful city of Camagüey is like a pastel colonial oleo painting. Lovely galleries, hidden plazas, baroque churches, welcoming bars, and restaurants describe this well-preserved historical city. Known as Camagüey by the natives, the city was named “Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe” when founded in 1514 by Spaniards. Throughout time, Camagüey’s architecture remained still, almost as if time didn’t pass by. In 2008, UNESCO listed Camagüey as the 9th World Heritage Site, and, in 2014, the Camagüeyanos celebrated their city’s quincentennial. After celebrating their 500th anniversary, it should be fair to say that history is really their expertise. To explore this wonderful city, I decided to interview the specialists in Cuban tourism: Havanatur. Luis Armando Perez Cobas, Director of Havanatur Bahamas Ltd., known to us as ‘Armandito’, gave me a visual tour, so descriptive, that, immediately, I realized that choosing Camagüey as my next destination means that I must have a boating experience after viewing the patrimonial city.
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