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Do in and around Holguin
The
Calixto Garcia Iñiguez Park
Around
this monument lies the bustling section of Holguin's urban layout.
In ratio of several hundred meters , visitors will find most of
the town's retailers, its cultural life and part of the economic
and administartive leadership of both the burg and province.
The
Calixto Garcia Park stood for public tributes paid to Holguin's
most celebrated hero of the three wars for the independence of Cuba.
The monument was build in 1912 in the Hispanic Arms Square, right
on the same spot where Queen Elizabeth II used to be venerated and
the site of military drills during the colonial rule and since the
foundation of the city. The block also served as meeting ground
for Cuban separatics and for revolutionary youngsters committed
to the social and anti dictatorial struggle in the mid 20th century.
| Parques
in Holguin: |
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| Galaxico
Garcia |
Parque
Jose Marti |
Parque
Manuel de Cespedes |
Paquito
Gonzalez |
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| Julio
Grave de Peralta |
Parque
Infantil Ruben Bravo |
Plaza
de la Marqueta |
There's
one bench with a history of its own. In this bench and its surrounding
areas, right in the angle formed by Marti
and Maceo streets, followers of Fidel
Castro's insurgency trend, the defying and undefeated guerilla
warfare leader who climed the Sierra Maestra mountain range (south
of Holguin) in 1956, used to gather there. Quite a number of those
bold revolutionaries from Holguin became brave combatants of the
victorious Rebel Army; others were slain by agents of the Batista
dictatorship, the last tyranny of the neocolonial era.
Tours
and Excursions
Holguin
Hotels
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Iglesia
de San Jose
Manduley #106
Holguin |
Mausoleo
Plaza de la Revolución
Museo
Ave. XX Aniversario de la Victoria,
Holguín
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Museo
del Deporte
Ave. Libertadores,
Estadio Calixto García
Holguín
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Museo
de Ciencias Naturales Carlos de la Torre
Maceo No. 129,
e/. Martí y Luz Caballero
Holguín
Stuffed animals |
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Museo
Provincial “La Periquera”
Frexes No. 190,
e/. Libertad y Maceo
Holguín
The building itself has been
declared a national monument for it hosted historical events
related to the independent struggle. The funny nickname (La
Periquera) has been making the rounds locally since 1868 and
brings back memories of the bold sieges undergone here by
Spanish colonial
troops stationed on the premises when freedom fighters led
by Brigadier General Grave de Peralta launched a thrust on
the eve of the beginning of Cuba's first independece war.
The solid building, by the
time recently finished a well to do businessman from Andalusia,
had been seized by the Spanish military and turned into a
fortress capable of putting up to Cuban assailments.But these
actions soon showed up and led to a mocking spree on the part
of the Cuban fighters who called Spaniards pericos (parrots)
and egged them on to walk out of the building and engage in
a face to face battle. The mockery used to by the Cubans was
a way to scoff at the motley uniform the Spanish troops wore
at the time, green with golden epaulets and red cuffs sporting
yellow stripes, that pretty much reminded them of parrots,
Cuban birds with feathers of similar colors.
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Natal
House of Calixto Garcia
Miro 147 esq. Frexes.
Holguín
Cuba
Tel: 425610
Mon till Fri 9.00am a 5.00pm, Sat 9:00am a 1:00 pm
Calixto
Garcia's birthplace. Miro street on the corner of Frexes St.,
in the historic center of town. In this house, the illustrious
patriot was born on August 4, 1839. The house was declared
a national monument and currently host the Memorial Museum
featuring documents, pictures, arms and other relics, plus
an information cebter entirely devoted to Cuba's 19th century
independence wars. |
One
original feature: The book art
Its
creation includes a primitive papermaking process out of recucled
dregs and dry leaves, plus the addition of images, design
and printout using printing presses from the 18th and 19th
centuries. The edition never exceeds the 200 copies. This
publishing house in Holguin, churning out these small works
of art on literary topics, is one of its kind in Cuba.
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Shadowy
Porches
The
four streets that flow into Calixto Park stand for the most
bustling and crowded part of the city's commercial hub. Stores
and all kind of throb allong the non stop rows of roofed porches
that provide good shadowy walkways for those eager to snoop
and shop around.
These
roofed commercial galleries that shelter passers by from the
sweltring midday sun, also stand for excellent swatches of
the local colonial architecture, commonplace in other cities
across Cuba. The east side of town is enhanched by the streets
that melt into the cobeted park and make long pathways of
shadowy porches and tree groves where flows of people traipse
up and down. |
The
Suñol Scene
Maceo,
esq. a Libertad
Holguin
Widely
known and recognised in Cuba and overseas, the Rodrigo Prats
Lyrical Theatre of Holguin has made a name of itself with
a magnificent cast, techniques and a repertoire of operas,
operettas and Spanish musicals among other productions on
different stages. Suñol has also hosted the Condanza
dance company, one of Cuba's finest of its kind, dealing with
classical, folkloric and modern ballet.
Likewise,
AlasBuenas Children's Theatrical Group has stood out with
the presentation of literary works, while la Campana Folkloric
Company stands for African-Cuban,
countryside and popular roots of Holguin's culture. Holguin's
Chamber Dance Company also shines in the limelight. This is
recently created group that was put together on the basis
of Cuba's celebrated ballet dancer Alicia Alonso.
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Catedral
de San Isidoro
Maceo #122
Holguin
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Centro
Provincial de Artes Plasticas Moncada
Maceo #180
Holguin
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Fabricia
de Organos
Carretera de Gibara
#301
Holguin |
| Farallón
de Seboruco
Monument
Mayarí |
Bahía
de Bariay
Sitio histórico
Rafael Freyre |
| Cueva
de Sao Corona
Monument
Cueto |
Museo Casa Natal
de Calixto García
Miró No. 147, esq. a Frexes,
Calixto García |
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| Museo
Ambiente Cubano
Independencia No. 19, Gibara |
Loma Hierro
Monument
Gibara
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| Museo
de Artes Decorativas
Independencia No. 19,
e/. Luz Caballero y J. Peralta, Gibara |
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| Museo
Indocubano Bani
General Marrero No. 305, Banes |
Museo
del Sitio
“Chorro de Maíta”
Cerro de Yaguajay, Banes
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Diving |
Coral
Reef
Cubanacán Náutica
Playa Guardalavaca, Banes |
Eagle
Ray
Cubanacán Náutica
Playa Guardalavaca, Banes |
| Sea
Lovers
Gaviota
Playa Esmeralda, Banes
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Harbors |
| Marina
Internacional Vita
Gaviota
Carretera de Guardalavaca, km. 38 Telf: (53 24) 3-0445 al
446
Situación: 21°05’48’’ N, 75°57’36’’
W
Comunicación por radio: VHF 16
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Sailing |
Guardalavaca
Cubanacán Náutica
Boca de Samá, Guardalavaca, Banes |
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