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Guantanamo
City
Capital
city of Guantanamo Province
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Guantánamo
(pop. 180,000), capital of its namesake province, is among
the larger capital cities in Cuba. As with the rest of the
province, Guantánamo's local economy has been visibly
affected by the U.S. economic blockade.
Is
not a very touristical place, but worth the visit while passing
it driving from Santiago
de Cuba to Baracoa
Guantánamo
is nationally of some importance as an industrial city; as
Cuba's economy attempts to diversify, Guantánamo has
undergone rapid growth. Unfortunately, the scarcity of government
funds have resulted in cramped housing projects and neighborhoods
which as closely resemble the U.S.' urban slums as.
The
United
States maintains a military base which it reserved as part
of treaties signed at the end of the Spanish-American
War. |
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While Cuban President Fidel
Castro considers the U.S. military presence in Guantánamo
to be an outrage, he is powerless to remove it. The U.S. pays
about US$4,000 annually as a lease for the land; Fidel Castro refuses to accept the money as a matter of
national pride and integrity. This is about the only action
he can take, however, since the U.S. lease can be terminated
only by mutual consent.
Despite
Fidel's ideological outrage, most residents of Guantánamo
are not concerned with the base and go about their daily lives
as if there were no U.S. military presence. |
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To
do in Guantanamo City
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Parroquial
de Santa Catalina de Riccis
Parque Marti |
Casa
Natal de Regino Boti
Museo
Bernabé Varona No. 815
Guantánamo
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El
Fuerte Morrillo Chico
Monument
Niceto Pérez, Guantánamo |
Cafetal
La Indiana
Sitio histórico
El Salvador
Guantánamo |
Nightlife
Discotheque
Hotel Guantánamo
Guantánamo
Paladares
and Restaurants
Panaderia
de Palmita
Flor Crombet #305
E/ Calixto Garcia y Los Maceos
Guantanamo |
Sandino
Paladar Alexis
Casa 33
Guantanamo |
Pizzeria
Holguin
Parque Marti
Guantanamo |
Guantánamo
Cocina internacional
Hotel Guantánamo,
Guantánamo |
Quetzalcoatl
Cocina internacional
Villa Lupe
Guantánamo |
Caimanera
Cocina internacional
Hotel Caimanera,
Caimanera |
Mirador
de Malones
Cocina criolla e internac.
Carret. de Boquerón,
Caimanera |
Jiguagua
Cocina criolla
Hotel Caimanera,
Caimanera |
Pelícano
Comidas
ligeras
Hotel Caimanera,
Caimanera |
Accommodation
Casas
Particulares
Lissett
Foster Lara
Pedro A Pérez #761
e/ Jesús del Sol y Prado
Guantánamo |
Victor Guzmán
Playa Girón
Carretera de Ciénaga de Zapata
Guantanamo |
Casa Rafaelito
Rafael Ramos Diaz
San Gregorio #753
e/ Prado y Jesús del So
Guantanamo |
Morón
Onaida Ruíz Fumero
Calle 5ta #46
e/ 6ta y 8ta
Guantanamo |
Elsye Castillo
Osoria
Calixto Garcia #766
e/ Prado y Jesús del Sol
Guantanamo
Habitaciones climatizada, refrigeración,
T.V., sala de estar, privacidad, seguridad. |
Lissett Foster Lara
Pedro A. Perez #661
e/ Jesús de Sol y Prado
Guantanamo
Aire acondionado, agua climatizada, seguridad |
Hotels
Hotel
Marti
Calixto Garcia #820
Guantanamo |
Hotel Guantanamo
Calle 13 Norte
E/ Ahogados y 2 de Octubre
Guantanamo |
Casa de los Ensuenos
Calle 15 Norte
Guantanamo |
Villa la Lupe
Road to El Salvador
Guantanamo |
Villa Santa Maria
Rept Santa Maria
Guantanamo |
Caimanera I
Loma Norte
Caimanera |
Handy
Addresses
| Banks |
Banco de Credito y Comercio
Calixto Garcia
Open Mo/Fri 8am to 3pm |
Cadeca
(Casas de Cambio)
Calixto Garcia y Prado
Open Mo/Sat 8.30am to 6pm
Sun 8am to 1pm |
| Mail |
Post Office
Parque Marti (west side) |
DHL
Inside the post office |
| Medical |
General
Hospital
Plaza Mariana Grajales (west end) |
| Shops |
Caimanera
Tienda Departamental
Hotel Caimanera, Guantánamo |
Guantánamo
Tienda Departamental
Hotel Guantánamo, Guantánamo |
Zun-Zun
Tienda Departamental
Maceo y Aguilera, Guantánamo |
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