Camagüey

and an international scuba diving center for the modality of life onboard�

Camagüey

Camagüey is Cuba’s largest province and is divided into 13 municipalities� Tourism is concentrated in Santa Lucía beach; the new destination in full development, Cayo Cruz; and the capital city, Camagüey, founded in 1514 as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe, in the area of Nuevitas, and in 1528 it was located where it currently stands�

The oldest area of its Historic Center, a World Heritage Site, is the country’s largest and one of the centers that best conserves its atmosphere and architecture, from the colonial to the eclectic styles; full of very old narrow cobblestoned streets asymmetrically outlined, museums and churches that exhibit master works of funeral arts of the 17th to the 19th centuries�

The Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced, the San Juan de Dios Square, the house where Ignacio Agramonte was born and the Principal Theater are some of the city’s tangible values�

For centuries it was linked to important figures of national culture, place of residence of Silvestre de Balboa, author of the first Cuban epic poem, and the place of birth of poet Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda and of National Poet Nicolás Guillén�

One airport operates in the province, the Ignacio Agramonte International Airport�

SANTA LUCÍA� Located on the northern coast of and 110 km from the city of Camagüey, it is a beach, diving and nautical destination that combines its offer with the cultural product of the capital city, 110 km away�

A well-conserved nature serves as habitat to important colonies of pink flamingos and protects its 21 km of beaches of transparent and clear waters�

The coral formations, located only 2 km from the coast, treasure a surprising biodiversity that is an invitation to contemplate the beautiful underwater landscape� The Sharks’ Friends International Scuba Diving Center features sunken ships from the 19th and early 20th centuries and offers a spectacular show with friendly sharks; it also has a nautical base� Eastern Region

It comprises five provinces: Las Tunas, Holguín, Granma, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo, which made up the former province of Oriente until 1976� Common characteristics coexist with certain distinct particularities that differentiate it�

A mountainous region par excellence, the Sierra Maestra stands out among its formations, being the highest in the country and extending through the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Granma and Guantánamo� Holguín and Guantánamo share the Alejandro de Humboldt National Park�

The most renowned tourist destinations are Guardalavaca, Baconao, Baracoa and the cities of Holguín, Gibara, Bayamo and Santiago de Cuba, although there are many emerging cultural, beach, city and nature tourist destinations�