Granma Province Beaches

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 & 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.

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