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Granma Province - Capital City: Bayamo

The province named after the famous boat which brought Fidel and 81 other revolutionairs to Cuba. Before the revolution this province togetter with 4 other provinces was named el Oriente.
Granma Province is full of beautiful nature like the Gran Parque Nacional Siera Maestra mountains, and Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma.

A fantastic site seeing tour is driving along the Golf of Guacanayabo and the Caribbean sea starting at Manzanillo - San Ramon - Media Luna - Pilon … all the way long to Santiago de Cuba.


Cities Towns Places
Babiney Barranca Bartolome Maso
BAYAMO Belic Buey Arriba
Bueycito Cabo Cruz Cauto CristoCayo Espina
Dos Rios El Horno El Pozon
Guamo Guisa Jiguani
Las Palmas Los Horneros Mabay
Manzanillo Marea del Portillo Media Luna
Pilon Puente Guille Rio Cauto
San Fransisco San Ramon Santa Rita

Marea del Portillo Beach

Marea del Portillo Beach is a dark-sand beach located on a spectacular cove, with mountains as a backdrop. A peaceful place with tremendous natural attractions, it is a part of the Sierra Maestra Natural Park. It has a profusion of coconut palm trees and is an excellent place for scuba diving, snorkling and other water sports. There are 17 scuba diving sites in the area. The seabed has tall hillocks sepersted by narrow valleys covered with beautiful invertebrate fossils, forming caves and tunnels where fish, crustaceans and molluks hide. Its treasures include two very well preserved ships of the Spanish fleet that where sunk by the US navy during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba in 1898.

Further west, towards Cruz Cape, there are coral formations, gorgonians, Common Sea Fans (Gorgonia spp.) and colorfull fish-a tropicalparadise that's within your reach from the Maria del Portillo Scuba Diving Center. The area also has marine terraces which reach eight levels on some places of the coast and extend underwater, as well. They are the best-preserved such terraces in Cuba and make dives in this area even more interesting.

Location and How to Get There
Marea del Portillo Beach is linked to the other part of the Granma province, in southeastern Cuba, by road. It is over 550 miles (900 km) east of Havana, near Santiago de Cuba and Holguin. Bayamo, capital of the province, has an airport for domestic flights, and Manzanillo-the closest city to Marea del Portillo-has an international airport.

The province also has road and rail connections with the rest of the country. The Granma highway, which links it to Santiago de Cuba Province, is 130 miles (210 km) in length and has 32 bridges-one of which is 2690 feet (820 meters) long- that span the mouths of several rivers and offer some particularly stunning views.

What to Do

Activities include scuba diving and snorkling at the coral reef, fishing, other water sports, going for all-day boat rides to nearby cays, hiking, exploring the nearby mountains by jeep or on horseback (as you climb, you can note changes in the lush tropical vegetaion and see towering peaks, valleys, rivers and virgin forests) and drives along the coastal highway (with scenes of great beauty). In addition, there is evening entertainment.
Accomodations and facilities
Marea del Portillo Hotel The 3- and 4- star Marea del Portillo and Farallon del Caribe Hotels have around 270 air-conditioned rooms, each with satelite TV. Their services and other features include games rooms; a swimming pool with special areas for children; several restaurants and bars; transportation appropriate for use in the valleys or mountains; equipment for snorkling, scubadiving and other water sports; a doctor on call 24 hours a day; and shops.
Nearby Places of Interest

During your stay at Marea del Portillo beach, you can visit Turquino National Park, in the western part of the Sierra Maestra Mountains. The park contains the highest peaks in the country. Climb up to La Plata, where the simple building which was once the Rebel Army's headquaters has been turned into a museum, or go down to Las Coloradas Beach, where the water is warm and there is a museum honoring the 82 men who returned to Cuba from Mexico aboard the Granma cabin cruiser in 1956 and landed here to form the nucleus of the rebel army.

Take the El Guafe ecological and archeological trail to see the cave systems in which Cuba's original inhabitants once lived and still bear signs of that culture. Or go up to the Yaguas Look-Out Point for a panoramic view of the mountains and sea; to Cruz Cape, to see its beautiful marine terraces; or to Hicacos Point, which has nearly 2 miles (3 km) of fine sandy beaches.

While in the province, visit its capital, Bayamo (founded in 1513), where Cuba's National Anthem was sung for the first time. The oldest part of the city is well preserved and contains the Main Parish Church; the house in which Carlos Manuel de Cespedes (the Father of this country) was born (now a museum); several hotels, restaurants and cabarets; and an adequate service infrastructure.

Other points wirth visiting include Manzanillo (founded in 1784), a pictoresque coastal city which has the main port in the province; the La Demajagua Park, that surroundings the sugarmill at which Cuba's first War of Independence began, in 1868; and the Birma Hunting preserve, a natural preserve with at least 30.000 birds and comfertable accommodations. A crocodile-breeding center is in the same general area.

To Do in Other Cities and Towns of Granma Province

Glorieta del parque Céspedes en Manzanillo

Parques
Parque Céspedes,
e/. Maceo y Masó, Manzanillo

 

Memorial “La Demajagua”

Museo
Manzanillo

 

Museo Casa Natal de Celia Sánchez

Ave. Raúl Podio No. 111,
Manzanillo

 

Birth Home of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes

Address: Calle Maceo # 57, Bayamo
The building survived the burning of the city in 1869. Having a high historical and patriotic value, the objects belonging to Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, also known as “The Father of the Homeland”, are exhibited there. In its rooms, the visitor will be able to appreciate a retrospective account from the foundation of the city until Céspedes’ decease.

 

Museo de las Luchas Obreras

Maceo No. 182, Manzanillo

 

Museo Municipal de Manzanillo

Martí No. 226, Manzanillo

 

Museo de las Luchas Obreras

Maceo No. 182, Manzanillo

 

La Jatia

Museo
Carretera La Jatia, finca La Jatia,
Jiguaní 

 

Museo Provincial de Granma

Address: Calle Maceo # 58, Bayamo
The visit to this provincial museum turns out to be highly interesting. It is located across from the park of Bayamo and near the birth home of the Father of the Homeland, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, also a museum. The exhibition provides an account of the historical burning of the city, when in 1869 its inhabitants preferred burning it down to giving it over to the Spanish troops. Other documents of the museum are highly important in the formation of the Cuban nationality.


Diving  

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Playa Marea del Portillo, Pilón


General Information
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Banco de Credito y Comercio
Near Parque Cespedes
Open Mo/Fri 8.30am to 3.30pm
Sat 8 am to 12 am
Cadeca (Casas de Cambio) Marti #184 Open Mo/Sat 8am to 6pm Sun 8am to 1pm
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Post Office
Marti y Doctor Codina
Phone
Centro Llamada
Marti #187
Medical
Hospital Celia Sanchez Manduley Policlinico Principal de Urgencia
Marti y Aguilera
Farmacia
Turno Permanente
Marti y Maceo
Farmacia Medicino Naturales Maceo #42

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