Cuba
, the largest island of the Antilles archipelago,
extends for 110 992 km ². It is located at
the entrance of the Golf of Mexico. An advantageous
geographical position that has, since the discovery
of America , made the island the crossing point
of many maritime routes. Its narrow and winding
territory is always being cherished by the waves
of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean which
border the limits of its seaboard and warm its
waters.
The Cuban insular platform, 70 km², hosts
more than 300 natural beaches, intimate refuges
and coral reef barriers where beauty and quietness
find home. The Cuban geography also harbors over
4000 adjacent keys that represent the dreams of
all who practice submarines activities. For flora
and fauna lovers, the island shelters a genuine
and rich diversity, represented in 6 370 groups
of higher plants with a high degree of endemicity,
more than
400 bird species and rarities that will amaze
the most curious observer. There are also in the
Cuban territory, prestigious natural and architectonical
values that has been deserved the Patrimony of
Humanity distinction given by UNESCO: Old Havana,
Trinidad , San Pedro de la Roca del Morro fortress
( Santiago de Cuba ), The Valley of the Sugar
Mills (Valle de los Ingenios), sites you can fail
to visit.
The Cuban hotel networks offer tourists and travelers
great possibilities of lodging comfortably anywhere
in the national territory: hotels of 3, 4, 5 stars
located in cities, resorts, valleys and mountains,
all of them combined comfort, amusement and security.
Tropical nature, underwater attractions, colonial
cities, comfortable hotel facilities, unlimited
fun and a country fond of music and friendship
are all the enchantments of an island that puts
its secrets at the scope of travelers eager to
discover them.
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