Travel Guide of Santiago de Cuba
The province of Santiago de Cuba is the second one in number of inhabitants of Cuba. A population has 1,045,337 inhabitants according to information of 2005. His cardinal and biggest city is Santiago de Cuba with 494,913 inhabitants in his municipality. It borders to the north on the province of Holguín, on the west on the province of Granma, this one with the province of Guantánamo and all his south part is bathed by the waters of Mar Caribe. It has a surface of 6,156.44 km ².
It is characterized by a mountainous relief determined by the fact that the Sierra Maestra spreads on big part of his territory.
His principal tourist attractions are:
- The city of Santiago de Cuba, the second one of the country in size and also as they are said more Caribbean about all the Cuban cities current is marked in his architecture, in his history and in his puerblood miscellany by a constant meeting of cultures and entry of numerous migratory with other islands of the Carib, it is without doubts a place that cannot stop being visited if it wants to be said that Cuba is known. The hospitality and happiness of his inhabitants is proverbial.
- The National Park Turquino that in addition to the impressive mountainous range comprises quite the south coast to the west of the city of Santiago de Cuba, a simply spectacular coast where they can be small but very beautiful beaches and numerous interesting points exist for the diving, between them the rests of several of the vessels of Admiral Cervera sunk during the battle with the North American fleet that finished the colonial presence of Spain in America. Good hotel infrastructure exists in the zone.
- The Park Baconao, the whole south coast to the east of the city of Santiago de Cuba, with very beautiful stages and good beaches with hotel accommodation.
- The Chapel of Our Lady of the Caridad del Cobre, in El Cobre, locality placed to approximately 15 km to the northwest of the city of Santiago de Cuba.