Santiago de Cuba

Cuba - 2020


In Cuba for the 5th time, maybe the last time. A journey to old and mainly new places, we went from Santiago de Cuba to Baracoa - Moa - Rafael Freyre - Holguin - Manati - Camagüey - Moron - Remedios/Caibarien - Sagua la Grande - Cardenas - Hershey/Camilo Cienfuegos - Havana. Architecture (a lot of Art Deco), sugar mills (mostly abandoned), railway facilities and steam locomotives were the main su…  (read more)

Baracoa Malecon

a morning at the Malecon

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The view from my room's terrace shows not only the sea and the wonderful sunrise, but also the neighbours house which had been destroyed by a hurrican in 2017. Many houses at the seaside had been badly damaged, but most of them are rebuilt now, better than before, like the Casa Particular we stayed.

Cementerio Viejo de Baracoa

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Watch your step at the old cemetery of Baracoa, the ground is not stable because of hidden abandoned tombs.

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this is my road

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Muddy encounter on the road to Boca del Río Miel. Wish you all a happy Sunday wallowing ;-))

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Boca del Río Miel

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Boat huts of fishermen at the mouth of the "Rio Miel" near Baracoa

Boca del Río Miel

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View over the mouth of Río Miel to the table mountain "El Yunque" in the background

crossing Río Miel

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long bridge over the "Boca del Rio Miel"

Boca del Rio Miel

Boca del Rio Miel

Amigos de Cuba

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Si educas a los niños, no habra necesidad de castigar a los hombres. José Martí

roof growths

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water tanks on a roof in Baracoa

Estadio Manuel Fuentes Borges

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Across the golden evening sea you can see the big baseball stadium in Baracoa, which is unfortunately abandoned, since it has been badly damaged by hurrican Matthew in 2016. More details will follow.

stadium beach

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"Estadio Manuel Fuentes Borges" in Baracoa, directly situated at the beach (actually too close) and therefore vulnerable to hurricans......

Estadio Manuel Fuentes Borges

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Baseball is the national sport in Cuba.....

Estadio Manuel Fuentes Borges

Estadio Manuel Fuentes Borges


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