Archive for the ‘Cienfuegos’ Category

Cuba Digital Media Giant Travelucion Courts Acquisition Offers

    Controlling a gigantic portion of Cuba related internet traffic has just become a unique commodity that the Cuba digital media corporation Travelucion is relishing. The company’s colossal group of 432 multilingual web properties seemingly dominating each and every internet search. Everything from the life of enigmatic American writer Ernest Hemingway in Cuba, to […]

FITCuba 2014

  On the 6th of May this year’s FITCuba will commence, once again held at the Morro Cabaña Castle in Havana Cuba, where it has been held for the past 9 years. Cuba’s annual MICE event is chaired by the top brass of the Ministry of Tourism or MINTUR. The Cuban tourism convention is designed […]

Car Rental in Cuba – Online Comparison winter 2010

As the Christmas season approaches many of you are looking for Car Rental in Cuba. We´ve compiled this from recommendations at Trip Advisor, Lonely Planet, Trivago, Amadeus. Car Rental in Cuba from USA Here is a short comparison of some of the Cuba Car Rental Companies who offer online reservations. Transtur Rent A Car – […]

Hostal Palacio Azul

The Palacio Azul Inn, in central Cienfuegos province, opened recently for international vacationers visiting that Cuban region.The seven-room establishment, owned by the Cuban group Rumbos, is housed in an eclectic palace built in 1921, and offers excellent gastronomic options at the Chelo Restaurant.Each room is named after a flower, so the ground floor holds Marilope, […]

Carrusel Boutique La Union

The Boutique La Unión Hotel is located in downtown Cienfuegos, the capital city of the central province of the same name, and just 7 kilometers from the international airport. After painstaking restoration works, the establishment recovered its original looks, which combines its neoclassic architectural style with the wonders of modern and refined services. Guests can […]

Villa Yaguanabo

An inviting installation consisting of small but comfortable cabanas in a protective screen of vegetation. A cozy villa with small but comfortable cabins, protected by exuberant vegetation. Close to a large beach at the foot of a 350-meter-high bridge, at the mouth of Yaguanabo river, it is recommended for nature lovers, since it is the […]

Punta la Cueva

A quiet budget hotel that will place you right in the center of Cienfuegos at a reasonable price, with acceptable rooms set out as small cabins with seaside views. All rooms have ensuite bathrooms, aircon and are tastefully decorated. Located on the east coast of Cienfuegos bay, in a calm location cooled by the soft […]

Pasacaballos

The Pasacaballo Hotel rises majestically at the entrance of Cienfuegos bay, furnished with all the comfort and the space to ensure a nice stay. Its well-lit rooms overlook a large sea- water pool, ideal to bask in the sun and enjoy a cold drink. The disco will make your evenings a happy time in the […]

Carrusel Faro Luna

Club Amigo Faro Luna is situated in a discrete cove along the southern coast of Cuba, 20 km from the city of Cienfuegos and is the perfect site for scuba diving enthusiasts. This three star hotel, close to the Rancho Luna beach, offers guests a friendly service and the opportunity to enjoy themselves in a […]

Jagua

Of excellent location beside the Cienfuegos bay and only 3 km. away from the historical center of the city. The hotel offers its guests a vantage location to visit the 19th century places that characterize Cienfuegos: Tomás Terry theater, the Purísima Concepción Cathedral, Ferrer Palace, Tomás Acea cemetery, De Valle Palace (by the hotel) and […]

Rancho Luna

225 air-conditioned rooms, with private bathroom, safe deposit box, telephone and radio, two restaurants, 4 bars, a cafeteria, swimming pool with grill bar, shop, currency exchange, diving classes for beginners in the swimming pool, games room (ping-pong and pool), motorcycle rental, water gear rental, tourism bureau, parking lot, medical services, taxis, and rent-a- car service […]

Villa Guajimico

To the south of Cuba's central region, at kilometer 42 of the Cienfuegos-Trinidad highway. The village is in a magnificent landscape conformed by the mouth of the La Jutía river, so it is an ideal destination to combine coast and sea tourism with hiking, to see the life of the Cuban countryside closely and to […]

Cienfuegos History

During the Ten-Year War (1868-1878), Cienfuegos patriots massively joined, since 1869, the Liberation Army and carried out numberless actions along the territory. Later, during the Small War (1879-1880), the Spanish colonial army set up a fortified military line known as “trocha”, which extended along the Santo Domingo, Cruces y Ranchuelo populations and which was reutilized […]

Cienfuegos Geography

Province located on the south coast of Cuba’s central region. It has an extension of 4176,7 sq km (1612,6 sq mi) and an estimated population of 384 362 inhabitants (1996). The province ranks thirteenth in extension and fourteenth population. Along this region, plain zones, like Cienfuegos and Manacas plains, predominate. Those plains are located to […]

General Geography

Cuba, the largest of the Antilles, is an archipelago consisting of a main island named Cuba, the Isle of Youth and about 4,195 keys and islets. Its elongated and narrow shape propitiates circulation of trade winds from the Atlantic, which cool its tropical, humid climate. Only one fourth of the land is mountainous being its […]

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