Saturday, May 30 2015 For our last day in Playa Girón we decided to return to La Playa los Cocos. Because it was Saturday, the locals were also there relaxing in the sun. There were family groups and a large group of young people who looked like hipsters bussed in from Vedado. There was also…
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Snorkelling: Punta Perdiz
Friday, 29 May 2015 Our host, Lidia, kindly organised the bus to collect us from outside the house so we did not have to travel into town to meet it. Our destination was Punta Perdiz, a popular diving location located about 10 km down the road towards Playa Larga. Our German housemates, Dennis and Gwen,…
Snorkelling: Caleta Buena
Thursday, 28 May 2015 Caleta Buena is a small inlet about 8km from Playa Girón. It’s hard to believe that it was envisaged as one of the landing sites for the 1961 invasion of Cuba, but so says Wikipedia. We rode there on the bicycles provided by our hosts. It was an easy, level ride,…
Playa Girón day 2
Wednesday, 27 May 2015 In 1961, Playa Girón—also known as the Bay of Pigs—was the site of an attempted military invasion of Cuba by a counter-revolutionary force that was backed by the CIA. The invaders were rounded up in three days by Cuban forces under the command of Fidel Castro. On our second day in…
Trinidad to Playa Girón
Tuesday, 26 May 2015 The Valle de los Ingenios (Valley of industries) lies between the hills at the back of Trinidad and the Escambray mountain range. It was formerly the location of sugar plantations worked by African slaves, which explains the strong influence of African culture in and around Trinidad today. After breakfast, we set…
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