Archive for the ‘Pinar del Río’ Category
Written by: Staff, on November 10th, 2008
The hotel is located in the San Vicente Vallery, 5km away from the village of Viñales. This beatiful valley, mainly devoted to cattle vaisting, is connected ti the Viñales Valley through the su-called Ancón door. It is close ti mineral and medicinal springs that became popluar in the 15th. century. The hotel organizes attractive ecoturs, [...]
Written by: Staff, on November 10th, 2008
Its pleasant local climate, valuable natural, historical and cultural resources, especially its wild life, and the excellent services that are provided at the Horizontes Soroa Hotel and Villas make for an attractive stay of those trying to get away from the city and take refuge in nature.
Address:
Carretera de Soroa Km 8, Pinar del Rio
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Written by: Staff, on November 10th, 2008
20 double cabanas with private bathroom, radio, and satellite TV. Restaurant, bar, grill, shop, diving equipment rental services.
Address:
Carretera La Palma Rubia, La Palma, Consolación del Norte, Pinar del Río
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Written by: Staff, on November 10th, 2008
For those who love nature and outdoor activities, Los Jazmines, located 2 km away from the village of Viñales, offers attractive ecotours. Outstanding among them are The Way to the Pincushion Hills, leaving from the hotel and going deep into the Valley to the Archaeological Mural; Nature at its best, ideal for bird watching, and [...]
Written by: Staff, on November 10th, 2008
It is located on the southern coast of the westernmost region of the Cuban archipelago, 186.4 miles (300 km) from Havana, in the Ensenada de Corrientes, in the Guanahacabibes Peninsula. It was declared Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This resort combines the beautiful diversity of its landscape with seabottoms that are full of marine species and [...]
Written by: Staff, on November 10th, 2008
For those who love nature and outdoor activities, La Ermita offers different ecotours of great interest. Among them are the wonders of Viñales, a walk along the Sierra del Infierno (Hell Mountains) to see the local flora and fauna, including its birds and a tree dating back to the Jurassic Period (Microsyca calocoma), and visit [...]
Written by: Staff, on November 10th, 2008
Soroa is a beautiful site some 70 km (43 miles) west of Havana. It has a rich flora, with many species of trees, shrubs, wild orchids and ferns. Its fauna includes one of the smallest frogs in the world, and around 70 kinds of birds have been reported, many of which are endemic. Las Terrazas: [...]
Written by: Staff, on August 25th, 2008
This region was named Nueva Filipinas (New Philippines) about half of the decade of 1770 and it was not until 1778 that the region acquired its definitive name.
The economical development of this region was mostly based on the tobacco crops. That is the reason why the population from the westernmost region of the province was [...]
Written by: Staff, on August 25th, 2008
Westernmost province of the island of Cuba. It limits to the north with the Gulf of Mexico, to the east with the province of La Habana, to the south with the Caribbean Sea, and to the west with the Yucatan Channel. It has an extension of 10 904,01 sq km (4210 sq mi) and an [...]
Written by: Staff, on May 26th, 2008
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 [...]