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Guantanamo City
Capital city of Guantanamo Province

Guantanamo life

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.

Guantanamo street scene


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.


To do in Guantanamo City

Parroquial de Santa Catalina de Riccis, Guantanamo Parroquial de Santa Catalina de Riccis
Parque Marti

 

Casa Natal de Regino Boti
Museo
Bernabé Varona No. 815

Guantánamo

 

El Fuerte Morrillo Chico, Guantanamo 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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