Cuba

Holguin

On the North of the Eastern region of Cuba, Holguin reserves for the visitor the multiple emotions of its own natural diversity: a well gifted coast with exotic beaches like Guardalavaca, Don Lino or Estero Ciego and the Nipe Harbor, which is the biggest in the country; The heights of Sierra Cristal with its centenaries forests where the exclusive almiqui lives and where the Guayabo water jump is located; and the famous Mayabe Valley, symbol of the fertile plains of Holguin. The local capital is known as the city of the parks, due to the great number of them it has, where its friendly people frequently go. The city has some colonial buildings of great value turned into museums and a great number of churches. Don't miss the interesting municipal History Museum. In the outskirts, don't miss the chance to visit Mayabe farm and if you have enough time, visit the Natural Marine Park of Naranjo Harbor, the scuba diving center Easy Sport, the indo Cuban museum in Banes and the taino village of Chorro de Matia next to the biggest aborigines burial place of the Antilles. A last suggestion, visit the coast town of Gibara nicknamed White Villa from which you can see a hill with the form of a saddle described by Columbus in the notes of his first trip to the New World. El Quinque and El Cocal, located in the Province of Holguin, are villas created by the health tourism to combat drug addiction. It follows a mode of assistance by means of which the patients share their dreams, experiences, responsibilities and work.

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Much of the population of this zone come from countries of Asia or Africa. The languages that are spoken are the French and creole.