Introduction
Located in the eastern part of the country, Holguín stretches for 9,300 square kilometers and is home to 1.5 million inhabitants. The area offers great potential for the development of tourism and recreation.
On October 27, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in Bariay, on the coast of Holguín and immediately said that it was the most beautiful land ever seen by human eyes. Numerous aboriginal settlements were part of the landscape in those distant times.
The trade winds blow almost all year round, creating the special conditions for a pleasant temperate climate in an extraordinary setting where the unpolluted waters of the Atlantic Ocean bathe 22 coastal bays.
Potential tourist attractions include 34 rivers, six waterfalls—among them Guayabo, the largest in the country—and six dams, as well as five submarine areas, nineteen historical and cultural sites, 135 archaeological sites and about 60 kilometers of beaches composed of exquisite white sand.
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