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Guardalavaca is a town in the Holguín Province of Cuba. It is a tourist location due to its white sandy beaches and warm waters. Guardalavaca beach is protected by a large coral reef and is visited by both local Cubans and tourists.
El Chorro de Maíta is an archaeological site near Guardalavaca in Eastern Cuba [1] spanning the late prehistoric through early colonial periods, from around 1300 to around 1550 AD. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Reconstructed Dwellings at El Chorro de Maita Archeological display of original burial site Idols and other objects from the site Metal Taino Idol ...
Statue of Christopher Columbus near Guardalavaca. Christopher Columbus landed in what is believed to have been today's Holguín province on October 27, 1492. He declared that it was "the most beautiful land human eyes had ever seen". The Holguín province was established in 1978, when it was split from the Oriente region.
Last confirmed record in Cuba in 1984, though unconfirmed footage was taken in Guardalavaca in 2002. Declined due to habitat loss caused by deforestation and marshland draining, followed by intensive hunting by bird collectionists as it became rare.
Banes is a municipality and city in the Holguín Province of Cuba.Banes was an important area for the native Taino people before the conquest by Columbus.. The town of Banes is visited by tourists from Guardalavaca as it is the nearest town to the resort, and both are in the municipality of Banes.
Close by one finds the galleries Centro Provincial de Arte and Bayado, a library, the club Casa de la Trova, the Martí cinema, the Theatre Eddy Suñol, the Province Museum La Periquera, a science museum, and a history museum.
Resorts in the Guardalavaca tourist area offer helicopter and boat tours to the cayo for safaris and its white sand beaches. The island used to be the private holiday home of Fidel Castro and family, until 1994 when they stopped coming. The grass plain is still visible on the island from where the family would arrive and depart by helicopter.
Cuban dance performance in Guardalavaca. Cuban culture encompasses a wide range of dance forms. [ 1 ] The island's indigenous people performed rituals known as areíto , which included dancing, although little information is known about such ceremonies.