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Cuba Is More Than Just Beautiful Beaches |
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Written by Jose Mauricio Maurette
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Saturday, 28 November 2009 08:28 |
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Considering holidays in Cuba? Here is one Caribbean island where you would not want to spend all your time on the beach. The people are bright, self-assertive and handsome. The heritage of Cuba is so rich as are the monuments and palaces throughout the country. A Cuban Holiday is without a doubt one to consider.
by JoseMauricioMaurette
Considering holidays in Cuba? Here is one Caribbean island where you would not want to spend all your time on the beach. The people are bright, self-assertive and handsome. The heritage of Cuba is so rich as are the monuments and palaces throughout the country. A Cuban Holiday is without a doubt one to consider.
These are just some of the facts to consider and places and things you should not miss in your holidays to Cuba.
Cuba is the biggest island in the Caribbean, almost as big as all the others put together. It stands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico, its western end only--5 km (90 miles) from Florida's Key West. Haiti is even closer, 77 km (48 miles) to the east across the Windward Passage.
The island extends some 1,300 km (over 800 miles) in length. At its widest point, it measures about 200 km (124 miles), and at its narrowest, just 5 km (22 miles) across. Cuba comprises an archipelago of around 1 ,600 isles and cayos (cays), the largest being the Isla de Ia Juventud (Isle of Youth) south of Bataban Bay. Sheltered by long coral reefs, the coastal beaches face the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean to the northeast, Jamaica and the Caribbean Sea to the south.
Cuba's offshore isles, islets, cayos (keys), and rocky sandbars with a tree or two, number in all 4,195, grouped in five archipelagos around the main island. The biggest, Isla de la Juventud, has been inhabited since prehistoric times, the others worth a visit have been partly transformed into modern beach resorts-Cayo Guillermo, Cayo Largo, Cayo Romano and Cayo Coco-each with superb white sands and good facilities for swimming, sailing and deep-sea fishing.
Three mountainous regions account for more than a third of the total land mass. In the south- eastern oriental region, The Sierra Maestra range, extending from Cabo Cruz to Guantanamo is rich in flora and fauna and includes the island's highest peak, Pico Turquino, alt: 1,972 metres (6,470 ft).
The list of places to visit and things to do goes on and on. There are hundreds of beaches, interesting cities and amazing landscapes. Keep reading as much as you can about Cuba so that you can get the most out of your Cuba holidays.
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