Tourism in Cuba

Canarreos Archipelago

350 islands and keys forms a territorial unit with special statute since the new political division. Cayo Largo is the main tourist attraction of the archipelago, the greater extension of the Cuban territory. This small virgin island is a real zoo where different species coexist, from birds to turtles, iguanas and crocodiles. It has more than 25 km of coasts, and the water to an average temperature of 26ºC throughout the year.

The most inviting beaches are Sirena, Lindamar, Luna, Tortugas -a place used by these animals (turtles) to nest-, Los Cocos and Playa Blanca. Isla de la Juventud, also known as Isle of Pines have a great difference between the north and the south. In the north, covered by extensive pine groves, abounds the great prairies and the kaolin deposits. It’s the part with the greater population of the island and has two cities that well deserve a visit: Gerona and La Fe, in addition to small towns dedicated to the agriculture. The south remains almost virgin, covered with dense tropical forests and a population of fishermen.

The main points of interest of the island are the seven caves of Punta del Este, the Natural Park Julio Antonio Mella, with a small botanical garden and zoo, in addition to the dam, the Abra Museum and the Bibijagua beach, peculiar by its black sand formed by the erosive action of the sea on marble.