Holguín

Las Tunas

The province of Las Tunas, “the balcony of eastern Cuba,” has eight municipalities and stands out for its beaches barely exploited by man; more than 30 of them are virgin�

The principal tourist offer is concentrated in Covarrubias, including an international scuba diving center� The beach, with an average 8 km strip of fine white sand, is protected by a 6 km coral barrier populated by black coral and sponges�

The provincial capital, Las Tunas, was founded in 1796 with the name of Victoria de las Tunas and today bears the pseudonym of “capital of Cuban sculpture” because of

The oldest area of the Urban Historic Center of Camagüey is a World Cultural Heritage Site, the country’s largest and one of the best preserved settings and architecture.

FOTO: © VADIM NEFEDOV the amount of works located on its streets and squares, a tradition that has spread to the entire province�

It is the permanent venue of the Cucalambé Week, a country fiesta that the people of Las Tunas dedicate to Cuba’s first décima writer, Cucalambé, son of that land�

Located on the route of the Central Highway, it has an airport for national flights and uses the international ones of nearby cities�

Holguín

This province comprises 13 municipalities and its capital is Holguín, a locality that received the title of city and government tenure in 1752�

Considered the country’s third destination, its tourist infrastructure is concentrated in the capital city, where the international airport is located, and on its northern coast�

The urbanization of the city of Holguín is outlined by a central axis of six parks, thus its pseudonym of City of Parks� The most important symbol is the Loma de la Cruz –with a 458-step stairway–, the highest point and lookout point par excellence, scenario of the pilgrimages in the traditional Romerias de Mayo fiestas�

The predominant relief is mountainous and it is the site of the largest nickel plus cobalt opencast mine in the world�

NORTHERN COAST OF HOLGUÍN� The principal tourist circuit extends from Gibara to Cayo Saetía� Christopher Columbus landed along these coasts, through Bariay, perpetuating the Commemorative Monument of the Half Century of the Meeting of Two Cultures�

Guardalavaca, Esmeralda, Pesquero and Yuraguanal beaches are characterized for their turquoise and tranquil waters, surrounded by elevations and dense vegetation, a beautiful blue green contrast in which a hotel network is inserted into the coastal panorama; a dolphinarium in Bahía de Naranjo, a marina, a nautical base and three international scuba diving centers�

Guardalavaca was the genesis of the tourist center, which is why it has the mayor infrastructure� Some 6 km away are the Chorro de Maíta, an indigenous cemetery that features all the forms of burials found in