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Later we detail the places most distinguished from Isla Juventud's province in Cuba. Also known as Island of Pines it's the biggest second island of the country after that of Cuba and this one in the Archipelago of the
Canarreos. It has an extension of 1.200 km ² to that it's necessary to add the Cayos near the principal
island.
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Juventud Island
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New Gerona |
Natural Park Julio Antonio Mella |
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| It's placed in the north zone of the island of Youth and is the capital of the same one. It's not a too big city and we can visit and know her in a couple of days her. An interesting zone is " the gallery " where diverse local artists expose his works. | There places in the zone South of the island of the Youth and is a zone in virgin condition where we can see a small botanical garden and a zoo. | |
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Beach Paraíso |
Beach Punta Piedra |
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| It's a nice beach with thin sand, transparent water and with scanty depth that us allows us to enter enough meters in the sea. It's a very slightly crowded, perfect beach to relax and to enjoy ourselves the loneliness in the Carib. | It's the beach nearest to the city of New Gerona. His waters are not precisely of the best quality due to the nearness of industries, but at least it's possible to visit easily from New Gerona. | |
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Beach Bibijagua |
Coves of punta del Este |
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| It's the unique beach of black sand in Cuba. Also it's calm and little visited for tourists for what we will be able to enjoy the tranquility. This one to 6 km from the city of New Gerona and it has buses that communicate it with the city. | They are a series of 5 caves placed in the South of the Island of the Youth that they show cave art of the Cuban aborigines. In the caves not only cave paintings have revealed themselves but also remains of utensils and human fossils. From 5 caves we distinguish the número 1 and 2. | |
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The Cocodrilera |
Jones's Jungle |
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| It's placed in the city of The Faith and is a breeding-place of crocodiles that we can visit to see the different species of crocodile of different sizes that are in this enclosure. | It's a natural reserve that was taken care and extended by an important American botanist of the 19th century who with his effort and that of his wife managed to accumulate numerous species that he found in the different trips that I realize all over the world. | |
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Prison Modelo |
Thermal baths in The Fé |
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| It's the jail where in 1953 Fidel Castro was imprisoned after the assault to the Moncada in Santiago de Cuba. With a visit to this prison we will be able to imagine like it belonged day after day to the prisoners in this jail. | It's a small house in which a Spanish doctor of the 19th century warned of the curative properties that it had the water of this estate. | |
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Cayo Largo |
Cayo Iguana |
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| This one placed in the oriental end of the archipelago of the Canarreos and it has a surface of approximately 37 km ². In this Cayo we will find numerous beaches all of them perfect for the bath and the enjoyment of our vacations since they are the beach Siren, Lindamar, Paradise and the Coconuts. As for fauna stands out the presence of tortoises, pelicans and iguanas. | Placed in the archipelago of the Canarreos it emphasizes for the abundance of these small reptiles that they give name to the island. It's an island that trasmite tranquility to the visitors and whose visit is in the habit of being included in the majority of tourist packages to Cayo Largo. | |
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Cayo Pájaros |
Cayo Rico |
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| It's a small Cayo full of rocks where the birds are reproduced of there is his abundance and name. It has neither hotels nor places to lodge but we can visit it in organized excursions. | It's an island with green and crystalline waters and the thinnest sand that we can visit in some organized excursion. | |
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Cayo Ballenatos |
Cayo Rosario |
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| Another Cayo inside the archipelago of the Canarreos where we can contemplate a beautiful landscape and autochthonous fauna beside practising skin-diving in his clean and calm waters. | It stands out for his green and crystalline waters and his sand dies ideal for the practice of the skin-diving and the underwater fishing being also an ideal island to relax and to enjoy ourselves the paradisiac landscape that offers us. | |
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Trip to Dominican Republic |
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