Baconao Park: True Essence of Cuban Ecotourism

Author: Miguel Gibson
Published: January 04, 2012 at 10:46 am
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In Baconao Park, in eastern Cuba, all the attractions of a well-preserved nature come together in perfect combination. The sea and the mountains meet the legend becoming a not to refuse offer for those who chose to spend their Cuba holidays.

The Pre-History Valley, Baconao, CubaLocated about 20 kilometers from the city of Santiago de Cuba in the east, the park was inscribed in 1987 by UNESCO in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The park hosts diverse attractions, since the Sculpture Meadow, the Valley of Prehistory and the Dolphinarium, to warm beaches with good water from the Caribbean Sea.

Its name is related to the time of the discovery of the Greater Antilles, it is said that Baconao was a small aboriginal boy, who belonged to one of the pre-Columbian tribes that settled in the area.

In honor of those traditions, the options offered by the park in its total area of 92,360 hectares, includes the possibility of knowing the typical rural environment of the region, which encompasses the smallest details, from the popular hut to the furniture, which includes many stools.

Remains of dryers, grain pulping, mansions, and even a colonial cemetery are located in the territory as part of an environment full of history and mystery.

Baconao also holds the distinction of having an aquarium, which allows the knowledge of Caribbean marine life in their ponds, tunnels and everything necessary for the species that live there.

To complete the mix, several Cuba hotels, including Coralia Club Bucanero and Club Amigo Carisol Los Corales, provide comfortable accommodation for tourists when they complete the tour days Baconao.

The Coralia Club Bucanero Hotel is located in an area that offers great possibilities and potential for scuba diving and ecotourism lovers. It has a wide range of services available to tourists who spend their Cuba holidays.

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Hi, I am the founder and Managing Director of Live Holidays Ltd , the No.1 Cuba holidays specialist tour operator in the UK. We are also a specialist in tailor made Vietnam holidays. I am very passionate about our destinations and I would like to share …

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