Cuba - Santiago De Cuba Province (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
Santiago de Cuba enjoyed a brief spell as Cuba’s capital until it was usurped by Havana in 1607. The subsequent slower pace of development has some distinct advantages. Drive along the coast from the capital and you’re on a different planet, a land full of rugged coves, crashing surf, historical coffee plantations and hills replete with riotous endemism.
stroll around the illustrious incumbents of Santiago de Cuba’s Cementerio Santa Ifi-genia
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visit the Cuartel Moncada in Santiago de Cuba and evaluate the audacity (or folly) of Castro’s 1953 insurrection.
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make an eco-escape to luscious mountain getaway El Saltón
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Coverage includes: Santiago de Cuba, Siboney, La Gran Piedra, Parque Baconao, El Cobre, El Saltón, Chivirico & Around, El Uvero and Pico Turquino Area.
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