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OUR READERSMany thanks to the travelers who used the last edition and wrote to us with helpful hints, useful advice and interesting anecdotes: A Adam Wereszczynski, Adrian Lange, Alison Douglas, Andreas Jansen, Ann Barrett, Anne Schneider, Annegret Krüger, Annette Brook, Antonio Cascos, Ayal Weiner-Kaplow B Beth Handman, Birgit Einzenberger, Brian Dargan, Bruno Selun C Cédric Quatannens, Claire Liboureau, Claudia Krapp D Daniel Drury, Daniela D’Alessio, Detlef Greiner, Djoeke Geijs, Duane Marxen E Elitsa Matsanova, Emilio Muñoz, Emma Åsenius, Eric Labonne, Erik de Brouwer, Erin Lindsey F Federica Gallo, Felix Kallenberg, Florian Güster, Franky Knoechel G Gavin Dixon H Hank Raymond, Hannes Holst, Helmut Ninaus, Hendrik Mueller-Ide, Hilary Duffy, Hind Benkirane, Holly Maltby I Ivan Chang J Jack Edwards, Jakob Merljak, Jan Keymis, Jan van Dok, Jana Gehlen, Janna Pape, Jaroslav Sirotek, Jenni Williams, Jenny Cottle, Joachim Hertz, Joe Pundek, Johan Borchert, John Kilgannon, John Sturt, Jon Groner, Jonathan Hales, Jonathan Pattenden, Jörg Deppe, Josh Levin, Judy Rubin K Kalev Mändmaa, Karl Manco, Kerstin Thunwall, Kristen Smith, Kristin Gjersdal, Kwassi Dadzie L Lars Bendtsen, Lesley Bayliss, Lindley Owen, Louise Heseltine, Lucas Bornschlegl, Ludo Teunissen M Marco Catalano, Margje van Weerden, Melanie Luangsay, Mette Hedegaard N Nicolas Combremont, Nicole Rochat O Oli Taylor, Othmar Kyas P Patrizia Bertini, Paul Lewis, Peter Tesche,

Pinar Sayin R Rafael Gonzalez, Ray Weglehner, Rebecca Vaughan, Rhonda Keen, Richard Creel, Richard Heins, Robin van der Griend, Ross More, Rui Lopes S Samantha Bond, Sandra Engblom, Sandra Schrammel, Scott Schamber, Stephanie Kirichek, Stephanie Matse, Steve Struthers, Stuart Kandell T Tasha Stephenson, Tim Beswick, Tim Laslavic, Tim Micklinghoff, Tobias Eigenmann, Tony Mortlock, U Ursula Bertinchamp V Valerio Pieri W Wil Bennett, Will Hudson Y Yi Zhao, Yolande Hachez Z Zsolt Bogoti

WRITER THANKSBrendan SainsburyThanks to all my Cuban amigos, many of whom helped me immensely during this research (and have been doing so for years). Special thanks to Carlos Sarmiento, Luis Miguel, Maité and Idolka in Morón, Julio and Elsa Roque, Joel in Matanzas, Beny in Varadero, Ramberto on the Isla de la Juventud, and to my wife, Liz, and son, Kieran, for accompanying me on the road.

Carolyn McCarthyHeartfelt thanks to those who made my work in Cuba possible: from my host Luis Miguel in Havana to Domingo Cuza in Bayamo, the Muñoz family, Rafael in Camagüey, Nilson and Infotur. Brendan Sainsbury, Diego y Roy: para su ayuda y buenos consejos, no hay suficiente Havana Club en el mundo para compensarles, pero intentamos!

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSClimate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updated World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification’, Hydrol-ogy and Earth System Sciences, 11, 163344.Cover photograph: Taxi, Havana. Grant Faint/Getty Images ©Illustrations p70–1 by Michael Weldon

THIS BOOKThis 9th edition of Lonely Planet’s Cuba guidebook was researched and written by Brendan Sainsbury and Carolyn McCarthy. The pre-vious two editions were also written by Brendan, and Luke Waterson. This guidebook was produced by the following:

Destination Editor Bailey FreemanProduct Editor Amanda WilliamsonSenior Cartographers Mark Griffiths, Corey HutchisonBook Designer Clara MonittoAssisting Editors Nigel Chin, Melanie Dankel, Bruce Evans, Carly Hall, Kellie Langdon,

Jodie Martire, Louise McGregor, Gabrielle StefanosAssisting Cartographer Valentina KremenchutskayaCover Researcher Naomi ParkerThanks to Evan Godt, Paul Harding, Liz Heynes, Elizabeth Jones, Sandie Kestell, Kate Mathews, Catherine Naghten, Lauren O’Connell, Kirsten Rawlings

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Index

Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

26th of July Movement 403

AAbakuá 219accommodations 12, 22, 24,

26, 502-4, 23, see also individual locations

language 522-3activities 40-8, see also

individual activitiesAgramonte, Ignacio

birthplace 318 buried 321

air travelairlines 513-14airports 513to/from Cuba 513-14 within Cuba 515-16

Alegría de Pío 388Alturas de Banao 293amusement parks

Isla del Coco 128Valle de la Prehistoria

421-2Ancón 177animals 495-7aquariums

Acuario Nacional 127architecture 12, 25, 479-86

Camagüey 15, 318-19, 325, 15, 482

Cienfuegos 16, 236, 243, 16, 486

Havana 62-3, 65-79, 82-3, 87, 2, 4, 7, 11, 33, 252-3, 479, 481, 485

Trinidad 14, 277-80 483, 12, 484

area codes 510art

Fusterlandia 124-5 Las Tunas urban

sculptures 340

Mural de la Prehistoria 183

Melaíto murals 263art galleries, see also

museumsAcademia Nacional

de Bellas Artes ‘San Alejandro’ 125

Casa de Arte Jover 318Casa de Carmen

Montilla 68Casa Taller 191Centro de Promoción

Cultural Guiarte 303Centro Provincial de Artes

Plásticas Galería 191Comunidad Artística

Verraco 422El Ojo del Ciclón 73Fototeca de Cuba 69Galería de Lester Campa

151Galería Provincial Eduardo

Abela 147Gallería de Arte 177Martha Jiménez Pérez

319, 321Museo de Arte Cubano

Contemporáneo 291Museo Nacional de Bellas

Artes 76Palacio de los Condes de

Jaruco 69Taller Comunitario José

Martí 78Taller-Estudio José Fuster

124Artemisa 147-8Artemisa Province 52,

146-54accommodations 144climate 144food 144highlights 145, 145history 146travel seasons 144

arts centers, see cultural centers

arts, the 474-8ATMs 508-9

BBacardí Rum Factory 400,

402Bahía de Cochinos 231-4,

234, 42Bahía Honda 150Balcony of the Oriente

343, see also Las Tunas Province

Banes 366-8Baracoa 18, 437-44, 440,

18, 45accommodations 440-2drinking 443entertainment 443events 439-40festivals 439-40food 442-3nightlife 443shopping 443sights 437-9tourist information 443-4tours 439travel to/from 444travel within 444

bargaining 23Batista, Fulgencio 456-7Bay of Pigs 231-4, 234, 42Bayamo 373-81, 374

accommodations 377-8activities 376-7drinking 379entertainment 379-80events 377festivals 377food 378-9nightlife 379shopping 380sights 373, 375-6tourist information 380tours 377travel to/from 381travel within 381

beaches 12, 26-7, 149Caleta Buena 233Playa Ancón 288-9Playa Baracoa 149Playa Bibijagua 166-7Playa Blanca 358Playa Bonita 331Playa Caletones 358Playa Coral 214Playa Daiquirí 423Playa de Morales 368Playa Duaba 439Playa Girón 231-4, 344-5Playa la Herradura 342-3Playa la Llanita 342-3Playa Larga (Isla de la

Juventud) 168Playa Larga (Península

de Zapata) 230Playa las Bocas 342-3Playa Las Gaviotas 271Playa las Tumbas 195Playa los Cocos 169Playa Maguana 445Playa Paraíso 167Playa Pilar 314Playa Salado 149Playa Sirena 169Playa Tortuga 169Playita de Cajobabo 435Punta Francés 167Varadero 200-2, 4, 344

Benny Moré, see Moré, Bartolomé ‘Benny’

Bejucal 157bici-taxis 519-20bicycling 46-7, 516, 47

Valle de Viñales 16, 184, 16

birds 13, 495, 13birdwatching 13

Cayo Venado 229El Nicho 250-1Gran Parque Natural

Montemar 229-30, 15Laguna de las Salinas 229


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C

birdwatching continuedLoma de Cunagua

309-10Parque Nacional

Desembarco del Granma 388-9

Reserva de Bermejas 229

Río Hatiguanico 230San Diego de Los

Baños 188Sierra de Güira 189Sierra del Chorrillo 330 Soroa 148-50

boat travel 514-15, 516, see also individual locations

boat trips 41Boca de Yumurí 436Cayo Guillermo 314Cienfuegos 241Embalse Hanabanilla

265-6Guardalavaca 365Isla de la Juventud

165Parque Nacional

Caguanes 299Parque Turístico Río

Canímar 214Playa Santa Lucía 332

Boca de Guamá 227-8Boca de Yumurí 436books 74, 448, 474-6brandy factories

Fábrica de Bebidas Casa Garay 191

bridgesPuente Calixto

García 218Puente de

Bacunayagua 154Puente Yayabo 293

buccaneers 27budget 21bus travel 516-17, see also

individual locations business hours 21

CCabo Cruz 388Café Taberna (Havana)

110, 10-11Caibarién 270-1

Camagüey 15, 318-30, 320-1, 14, 15, 482

accommodations 323-5drinking 327entertainment 327-8events 323festivals 323food 325-7history 318nightlife 327shopping 328sights 318-19, 321-3, 325tourist information

328-9tours 323travel to/from 328, 329travel within 329-30

Camagüey Province 54, 316-34

accommodations 316climate 316food 316highlights 317, 317travel seasons 316

campismos 503car rental 517-18car travel 426, 517-19 Cárdenas 223-5Caribbean Coast 251Carnaval de Santiago de

Cuba 28, 406-7Casa Natal de Carlos

Manuel de Céspedes 373, 36

casas particulares 12, 503, 13, 23

Castillo de la Real Fuerza 65, 481

Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca del Morro 402, 36-7

castles, see fortsCastro, Fidel 373, 377,

398-99, 457-6326th of July Movement

403birthplace 370buried 402-3Comandancia

de la Plata 381-2 Castro, Raúl 461-3cathedrals, see churches &

cathedralscaves

Caverna de Panaderos 358

Cueva de Ambrosio 201Cueva de los Peces 232Cueva de los Portales

189

Cueva de Punta del Este 168

Cueva de San Miguel 184Cueva de Saturno 215Cueva del Indio 184Cueva las Perlas 196Cuevas de Bellamar

214-15Gran Caverna de Santo

Tomás 183Morlotte-Fustete 388

caving 48Cayerías del Norte 271-4,

273Cayo Coco 311-14,

312-13, 4Cayo Guillermo 314-15,

312-13, 344-5 Cayo Jutías 185-6Cayo Largo del Sur 168-72,

170-1Cayo Levisa 186-8Cayo Paredón Grande 311Cayo Rico 169Cayo Sabinal 330-1Cayo Saetía 369-70Cayo Santa María

271-4, 273cell phones 20, 510cemeteries

Cementerio Colombia 167

Cementerio la Reina 238-9

Cementerio Santa Ifigenia 402-3

Necrópolis Cristóbal Colón 83

Necropolis de Camagüey 321

Necrópolis Tomás Acea 239

Central Australia 227Céspedes, Carlos Manuel

de 452-3, 453-4birthplace 373, 36 Museo Histórico la

Demajagua 385Che Guevara 53, 260, 456,

458-60Alegría de Pío 388‘Che with Child’ statue

258, 26 monument 257museum & mausoleum

256chess schools 376-7children, traveling with

49-50Chivirico 425-7

churches & cathedralsBasílica de Nuestra

Señora del Cobre 424-5

Catedral de la Habana 62

Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción 224

Catedral de la Purísima Concepción Church 237

Catedral de las Santas Hermanas de Santa Clara de Asís 256-7

Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción 438

Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria 325

Catedral de San Carlos Borromeo 217-18

Catedral de San Isidoro 347

Catedral de San Rosendo 191-2

Catedral de San Salvador de Bayamo 375-6

Catedral Ortodoxa Nuestra Señora de Kazán 68

Ermita de Potosí 136Iglesia de

Guanabacoa 136Iglesia de

Monserrate 217Iglesia de Nuestra

Corazón de Sagrado Jesús 325, 253

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad 296, 368

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Merced 325

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad 325

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Regla 135

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Buen Viaje 267

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Camagüey) 325

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Santa Clara) 257-8

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario 134

Iglesia de San Cristo del Buen Viaje 325


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–F

Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula 72

Iglesia de San Fulgencio 357

Iglesia de San José 351Iglesia de San

Lazaro 325Iglesia de San Pedro

Apóstol 218Iglesia de Santa Ana

280, 252-3Iglesia del Carmen 78Iglesia del Sagrado

Corazón de Jesús (Havana) 78

Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (Viñales) 177

Iglesia del Santo Ángel Custodio 74-5

Iglesia Jesús de Miramar 125

Iglesia Parroquial de la Santísima Trinidad 277-8

Iglesia Parroquial del Espíritu Santo 72

Iglesia Parroquial Mayor del Espíritu Santo 295

Iglesia y Convento de Nuestra Señora de la Merced 69

Nuestra Señora de los Dolores 161

Parroquia de San Juan Bautista de Remedios 266

Parroquia de Santa Catalina de Riccis 431

Santuario de San Lázaro 137

Ciego de Ávila 303-6, 304Ciego de Ávila Province 54,

301-15accommodations 301climate 301food 301highlights 302, 302travel seasons 301

Ciénaga de Zapata 15, 227-34, 494-5, 496, 15

Cienfuegos 16, 236-49, 238-9, 244, 16, 34-5

accommodations 241-4activities 241drinking 246entertainment 246-7events 241festivals 241food 244-6history 236-7

Malecón 239nightlife 246shopping 247-8sights 237-41tourist information 248tours 241travel to/from 248-9travel within 249

Cienfuegos, Camilo 300, 377

Cienfuegos Province 53, 235-51

accommodations 235climate 235food 235highlights 236, 236travel seasons 235

cigar factories, see also tobacco farms

Fábrica de Tabacos Constantino Pérez Carrodegua 257

Fábrica de Tabacos Francisco Donatien 191

Real Fábrica de Tabacos Partagás 79

cigars 118, 469Cinco Palmas 387cinema 448climate 20, 504, see also

individual locationsCocodrilo 168coffee 421coffee plantations (former)

Antiguo Cafetal Angerona 147-8

Cafetal Buenavista 151Cafetal la Isabelica 420Hacienda Unión 151San Pedro & Santa

Catalina 151Cojímar 139colectivos 520Comandancia

de la Plata 381-2consulates 505convents

Iglesia del Carmen 78Iglesia y Convento de

Nuestra Señora de Belén 72

Iglesia y Convento de Santa Clara 72

coral 493, 499, 15costs 21courses

art 87-8cultural 88dance 87-8, 202, 281,

341, 406

drumming 281language 87-8, 202,

249, 406music 406

criaderos de cocodrilos, see crocodile farms

credit cards 508-9crocodile farms, see

also wildlife centersBoca de Guamá 228Isla de la Juventud 167Manzanillo 385Parque Baconao 423

cruises 24, 514-15Cueva de los Portales 189Cueva de Punta

del Este 168Cuevas de Bellamar 214-15cultural centers

Casa de Estrada Palma 376

Casa Natal de Nicolás Guillén 319

Centro Cultural Pablo de la Torriente Brau 69

Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam 62

Havana 116La Casa de

la Ciudad 257Taller Experimental

de Gráfica 62culture 27, 468-73currency 20, 23, 508customs regulations 504-5cycling 46-7, 47

Valle de Viñales 16, 184, 16

Ddance 487-92

courses 87-8, 202, 281, 341, 406

folklórico 19, 412kiribá 439,488nengón 4339, 488pilón 488rumba 221, 488 tumba francesa 412, 415

dangers, see safetydisabilities, travelers

with 510discount cards 505diving & snorkeling 15,

25-6, 41-2, 44, 15, 44Bahía de Cochinos 231,

233, 42Bay of Pigs 231, 233, 42Caribbean Coast 251

Cayo Coco 311Cayo Guillermo 314Cristóbal Colón 428Guardalavaca 363, 365Isla de la Juventud 166Jardines de la Reina

310, 40Marea del Portillo 390Parque Baconao 423 Península de Guanahac-

abibes 196 Playa Ancón 288 Playa Larga 230Playa Santa Lucía 331-3Punta Covarrubias 342Rancho Luna 249Varadero 201-2

domestic air travel 515-16 drinks 464-7, 505-6, 467

language 523-5driving, see car travel

Eeconomy 448-9ecovillages 17, 151-4, 17, 35El Balcón del Oriente, 343,

see also Las Tunas Province

El Cobre 424-5El Nicho 250-1El Saltón 425El Uvero 428El Yunque 444-5electricity 505, 507Embalse Hanabanilla 265-6embassies 86, 505emergencies 21

Havana 120language 525Varadero 212

environmental issues 497-9etiquette 23events 18, 28-31, 19

Carnaval de Santiago de Cuba 406-7

Festival Internacional de Ballet de la Habana 86

Festival Internacional de Cine Pobre 358, 359

Festival Internacional de Jazz 31

Las Charangas 157Las Parrandas 267

exchange rates 21

Ffactories

brandy 191cigar 79, 191, 194-5, 257

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factories continuedhorse cart 376music organ 347, 350 rum 224, 400, 402 sugar mills 270, 290,

307, 385farms, see also crocodile

farms, tobacco farmsFiesta Guajira 423Finca Coincidencia

225-6Finca Duaba 445Finca Excelencia 148-9Finca Raúl Reyes 176La Casa del Veguero

177-8Rancho la Guabina 195Rancho Querete 300

festivals 18, 28-31, 19Carnaval de Santiago de

Cuba 406-7Festival Internacional de

Ballet de la Habana 86Festival Internacional de

Cine Pobre 358, 359Festival Internacional de

Jazz 31 Las Charangas 157Las Parrandas 267

Fidel Castro 373, 377, 398-99, 457-63

26th of July Movement 403

birthplace 370buried 402-3Comandancia de la Plata

381-2 Fidel, Raúl 461-3films 448fishing 42-4, 45

BaracoaCayo Coco 311Cayo Guillermo 314Cayo Largo 170Cienfuegos 241Embalse Hanabanilla

265-6Laguna de la Leche 309Laguna la Redonda 309Marea del Portillo 390Playa Ancón 288 Varadero 203

Florencia 310Florida 330folklórico 19, 412

food 16, 23, 442, 464-7, 505-6, 16, 464, 466, see also individual locations

children 50language 523-5

Forestier, Jean-Claude Nicolas 93

forts 27, 480-1Castillo de la Real

Fuerza 65, 481Castillo de los Tres

Santos Reyes Magnos del Morro 75

Castillo de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Jagua 239-40


Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta 75

Castillo de San Severino 217

Castillo de Seboruco 438Castillo del Morrillo 215Fuerte de la Loma 341Fuerte de la Punta 438Fuerte Matachín 438Fuerte San Hilario 331Spanish Forts 357

Ggalleries, see art galleries,

museumsgardens, see parks &

gardensgay travelers 110, 506geography 493-4Gibara 357-60golf

Havana 138Varadero 202

Gran Caverna de Santa Tomás 183

Gran Hotel 226Gran Parque Nacional

Sierra Maestra 381-4, 382

Gran Parque Natural Montemar 228-30, 15

Granma Province 55, 371-91

accommodations 371climate 371food 371highlights 372, 372history 373travel seasons 371

Guáimaro 331

guajiros 187Guanabacoa 135-6Guanahatabeys 187Guantánamo 431-5, 432Guantánamo Bay 437Guantánamo Province

56, 429-46accommodations 429climate 429food 429highlights 430, 430travel seasons 429

guarapo 466Guardalavaca 363-6,

361, 364Guevara de la Serna

Ernesto, see Che Guevara

Güirito 439

HHabana del Este 139-43Havana 11, 24, 51, 58-143,

2, 4, 7, 11, 33, 252-3, 479, 481, 485

accommodations 58, 88-95, 98

Centro Habana 76-80, 82-3, 90-3, 103-5, 111, 119, 80-1

climate 58courses 87-8downtown Havana

62-124drinking 108-13emergencies 120entertainment 113-17events 86festivals 86food 58, 98-108greater Havana 124-43Habana del Este 139-143,

140-1Habana Vieja 11, 62-63,

65-75, 88-90, 98-103, 108-11, 117-19, 64-5

highlights 60-1, 60-1history 59Malecón 76 medical services 120nightlife 108-13outer Havana 124-43Parque Histórico Militar

Morro-Cabaña 75, 106Playa & Marianao

124-35, 126-7Regla & Guanabacoa

135-9scams 121

shopping 117-20sights 62-86tourist information 120-1tours 86-7travel seasons 58travel to/from 121-2travel within 123-4 Vedado 83-6, 93-5, 98,

105-8, 111-13, 119-20, 96-7,

walking tour 70-1, 70-1health 506-7Hemingway, Ernest 42-3,

54, 90, 109-10, 137, 139, 314, 476

Hershey Electric Railway 155

hiking 46Boca de Yumurí 436El Salto 390Florencia 310Gran Parque Natural

Montemar 229-30Lake Hanabanilla 265Las Terrazas 152-3Parque Nacional

Alejandro de Humboldt 446

Parque Nacional Caguanes 299

Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma 389

Parque Nacional Viñales 185

Península de Guanahacabibes 196

Pico Turquino 19, 383, 427-8, 19

Sendero Arqueológico Natural el Guafe 389

Sierra del Cristal 369Soroa 149-50Topes de Collantes 291-2Trinidad 280Viñales 184

historic buildingsCapitolio Nacional 77-8Casa de la Cultura

Benjamin Duarte 237Casa de la Obra Pía 73Casa de Lombillo 62Casa del Fundador 237-8Casa Guachinango 290Casa Natal de Carlos


City Bank of NY Building 385

Club Habana 125-6Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

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–M

Edificio Bacardí 74, 485Edificio Focsa 86Edificio López

Serrano 86Fusterlandia 124Gran Teatro de la Habana

Alicia Alonso 24, 77Hotel Habana Libre 85Hotel Inglaterra 78Hotel Nacional 84Juragua Nuclear Power

Plant 240La Casa de las Tejas

Verdes 125Lonja del Comercio 68Mansión Xanadú 200Old City Wall 79Palacio Cueto 69Palacio de Gobierno 237Palacio de los Marqueses

de Aguas Claras 63Palacio de los

Matrimonios 190-1Palacio de Valle

239, 486Palacio del Segundo

Cabo 65Palacio Provincial

259, 484Palacio Salcines 431Paseo de Martí 77Presidio Modelo 166Sitio Guáimaro 290Teatro José Jacinto

Milanés 191Teatro Sauto 217Terminal de Ferrocarriles

307US Embassy 86

historic sitesAlegría de Pío 388Antiguo Cafetal

Angerona 147-8Arco de Triunfo 237Cafetal Buenavista 151Central Patria o Muerte

307Comandancia

de la Plata 381-2Finca las Manacas 370Hacienda Cortina 189Hacienda Unión 151Parque Nacional Monu-

mento Bariay 361San Isidro de los

Destiladeros 290San Pascual 271San Pedro & Santa

Catalina 151

history 450-63Bay of Pigs 232colonial Cuba 451Cuban Revolution 14, 27,

142, 458-61emanicpiation of slaves

331human rights 456Independence Wars 452post-colonial Cuba

455-63pre-colonial Cuba 451pre-Columbian 187, 367Spanish-Cuban-

American War 453-4Special Period 460Ten Years’ War 452-3US relations 232

hitchhiking 519Holguín 347-57 350-1, 352

accommodations 351-3drinking 354entertainment 355food 353-4nightlife 354shopping 355sights 347, 350-1tourist information

355-6travel to/from 356-7travel within 356-7

Holguín Province 55, 346-70

accommodations 346climate 346food 346highlights 348-9, 348-9travel seasons 346

holidays 509horse-cart factories

Fabrica de los Coches 376

horseback riding 47Caribbean Coast 251Florencia 310Rancho la Guabina 195Sierra del Cristal 369Trinidad 280Viñales 184

hot springs 498Balneario San Diego 188 Baños del San Juan 152 Baños Romanos 150Hotel & Spa Elguea 498Villa San José del Lago

300human rights 457 hurricanes 20, 30, 494

Iice cream 24immigration 510-12immigration offices 512insurance

car 518health 506-7

international air travel 513-14

internet access 24, 507internet resources 21, 473Isla de la Juventud

52, 158-72accommodations 158climate 158food 158highlights 159, 159history 160travel seasons 158

itineraries 32-9, 32, 34, 37, 38-9

JJardines de la Reina

310, 40Jaruco 156-7José Julián Martí Pérez,

see Martí, José

Kkayaking 41kiribá 439, 488kitesurfing 24, 44, 46, 45

Cayo Guillermo 315, 345Guardalavaca 365Habana del Este 139Varadero 202

LLa Gran Piedra 420-1,

422-3La Herradura Playa 342-3La Isla de la Juventud, see

Isla de la Juventud La Llanita Playa 342-3La Victória de Las Tunas,

see Las Tunas Laguna de la Leche 309Laguna la Redonda 309Lake Hanabanilla 265lakes

Laguna Baconao 422-3Laguna de la Leche 309Laguna del Tesoro 228Laguna Guanaroca 241Laguna la Redonda 309Lake Hanabanilla 265

landscape 493-500language 522-8language courses

Havana 87-8 Rancho Luna 249Santiago de Cuba 406Varadero 202

Las Bocas Playa 342-3Las Charangas 157Las Parrandas 28, 267Las Terrazas 17, 151-4,

17, 35Las Tunas 336-41, 338-9

accommodations 337drinking 339entertainment 339-40events 337festivals 337food 337-9nightlife 339shopping 340sights 336-7tourist information 340-1travel to/from 341travel within 341

Las Tunas Province 55, 335-43


legal matters 507-8lesbian travelers 110, 506LGBTIQ travelers 110, 506libraries

Biblioteca Policarpo Pineda Rustán 431

Martí library 259lighthouses

Castillo de los Tres Santos Reyes Magnos del Morro 75

Faro Colón 331Faro de Maisí 436Faro Roncali 196

literature 74, 448, 474-6local transport 519-20Loma de Cunagua 309-10Los Aquáticos 183Los Buchillones 308Luciano, Charles

‘Lucky’ 161

Mmafia 161, 461

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Maceo, Antonio 399Malecón (Cienfuegos) 239Malecón (Havana) 76Manzanillo 384-7maps 508Marea del Portillo 390-1Marianao 124-35, 126-7marinas

Marina Gaviota 200-1Marina Gaviota Cabo de

San Antonio 196Marina Hemingway 125Marina Internacional

Cayo Largo 170Marina Marlin Cayo

Guillermo 314markets

Arts & Crafts Market 286Bazar – Proyecto de

Desarollo Local 355Mercado Agropecuario

Hatibonico 322, 326Martí, José 117, 453-4, 474

birthplace 72buried 402-3monument 84

Martinez, Raúl 478Matanzas 19, 215-23,

216, 19accommodations 218-19drinking 220entertainment 220-1events 218festivals 218food 220nightlife 220shopping 222sights 215, 217-18tourist information 222travel to/from 222-3travel within 223

Matanzas Province 53, 198-234

accommodations 198climate 198food 198highlights 199, 199northern Matanzas

199-226travel seasons 198

mausoleumsConjunto Escultóric

Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara 256

El Memorial ‘Los Malagones’ 184

Mausoleo a los Mártires de Artemisa 148

Mausoleo de Antonio Maceo 138

Mayabeque Province 52, 154-7


measures 507media 507Media Luna 385medical services 507Melaíto 263mineral spas

Balneario San Diego 188 Hotel & Spa Elguea 498Baños del

San Juan 152 Baños Romanos 150Villa San José del

Lago 300mobile phones 20, 510Moncada Barracks

398-9, 403money 20, 23, 508-9

ATMs 508-9costs 21discount cards 505 tipping 23

Montané, Jesús 161monuments, see

also sculpturesAv de los Presidentes 85Benny Moré statue 238Celia Sánchez

Monument 385Colina Lenin 135-6Conjunto Escultórico

Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara 256

crab statue 270El Memorial ‘Los

Malagones’ 184El Pinero 160-1Estatua Che y Niño

258-9, 26Estatua de Cristo 135Flagpole Monument 224Fuente de la India 79José Martí statue 79,

252Mausoleo de Antonio

Maceo 138

Memorial a José Martí 84

Monumento a Alfabetización 340

Monumento a Antonio Maceo 82

Monumento a Calixto García 85

Monumento a la Toma del Tren Blindado 257

Monumento a las Víctimas del Maine 85

Monumento al Cimarrón 425

Monumento al Trabajo 340

Statue of General Máximo Gómez 74

Moré, Bartolomé ‘Benny’ 53, 247, 489, 490

festivals 31, 241 home city 236 statue 238

Morón 306-9motorcycle travel 517-19multiculturalism 471-2museums, see also art

galleriesArte Corte 74Asociación Cultural

Yoruba de Cuba 79Cafetal la Isabelica 420Casa de la Diversidad

319Casa de la Guayabera

293Casa del Cacao 438Casa Finlay 319Casa Museo Celia

Sánchez Manduley 389

Casa Museo del Café 291Casa Natal de Calixto

García 350-1Casa Natal de Carlos


Casa Templo de Santería Yemayá 279

Casa-Museo Polo Montañez 151

Castillo del Morrillo 215Celia Sánchez Museum

385Coche Mambí 68Edificio Santo

Domingo 73El Cañonazo 357Fundación de la

Naturaleza y El Hombre (Sancti

Spíritus) 295Fundación Naturaleza y

El Hombre (Havana) 127

Granjita Siboney 419Iglesia y Monasterio

de San Francisco de Asís 68

Il Genio di Leonardo da Vinci 67

La Maqueta de la Capital 127-8

Manaca Iznaga 290Maqueta de La Habana

Vieja 73Maqueta de Trinidad

278-9Memorial a los Mártires

de Barbados 336-7Memorial Vicente García

337Museo 28 Septiembre de

los CDR 73Museo Alejandro

Humboldt 68Museo Arqueológico ‘La

Cueva del Paraíso’ 437-8

Museo Caonabo 307Museo Casa Natal de

Ignacio Agramonte 318-19

Museo Casa Natal de José Antonio Echeverría 223-4

Museo Casa Natal de Serafín Sánchez 296

Museo Casa Natal Jesús Montané 161

Museo Chorro de Maita 363

Museo Comandancia de las FAR 227

Museo Conjunto Histórico de Birán 370

Museo de 11 Abril 435Museo de Agroindustria

Azucarero Marcelo Salado 270

Museo de Arqueología Guamuhaya 280

Museo de Arquitectura Trinitaria 280

Museo de Arte Colonial (Havana) 62

Museo de Arte Colonial (Sancti Spíritus) 295

Museo de Artes Decorativas (Ciego de Ávila) 303

Museo de Artes Decor- ativas (Havana) 84Map Pages 000

Photo Pages 000

537IN

DEX M

–P

Museo de Artes Decorativas (Santa Clara) 257

Museo de Batalla de Ideas 223

Museo de Ciencias Naturales 296

Museo de Danza 85Museo de Historia

Natural (Gibara) 357-8Museo de Historia

Natural (Pinar del Río) 191

Museo de Historia Provincial 347

Museo de la Alfabetización 126-7

Museo de la Ciudad 63, 65

Museo de la Farmacia Habanera 69

Museo de la Plata 427Museo de

la Revolución 76-7Museo de las

Parrandas Remedianas 266

Museo de Música Alejandro García Caturla 267

Museo de Naipes 69Museo de Numismático

73Museo de Pintura Mural

73-4Museo de Playa Girón

231-2Museo de San Juan de

Dios 319Museo del Humor 146-7Museo del Ron 68Museo el Templete 65-6Museo Farmaceútico 218Museo Fernando García

Grave de Peralta 341Museo Finca el Abra 160Museo Hemingway 137Museo Histórico a

Demajagua 385Museo Histórico

(Guáimaro) 331Museo Histórico

Municipal (Manzanillo) 385

Museo Histórico Municipal (Trinidad) 277

Museo Histórico Naval Nacional 238

Museo Histórico Provincial 218

Museo Indocubano Bani 367-8

Museo las Coloradas 388-9

Museo Lezama Lima 82-3

Museo Municipal (Guanabacoa) 136

Museo Municipal (Los Buchillones) 308

Museo Municipal (Nueva Gerona) 161

Museo Municipal (Palmira) 250

Museo Municipal (Regla) 135

Museo Municipal (Varadero) 201

Museo Municipal (Viñales) 177

Museo Municipal María Escobar Laredo 270

Museo Nacional Camilo Cienfuegos 300

Museo Nacional de la Lucha Contra Bandidos 279

Museo Nacional de Transporte Terrestre 423

Museo Napoleónico 83-4Museo Ñico López 376Museo Oscar María de

Rojas 223Museo Provincial

(Bayamo) 376Museo Provincial

(Cienfuegos) 237Museo Provincial

(Guantánamo) 431Museo Provincial (Sancti

Spíritus) 296Museo Provincial Abel

Santamaría 256Museo Provincial de

Historia 191Museo Provincial General

Vicente García 337Museo Provincial Ignacio

Agramonte 321Museo Provincial Simón

Reyes 303Museo Romántico

279-80Museo-Casa Natal de

José Martí 72Oficina de

Arqueología 375Plaza de las Memorias

291Taller-Galería Lolo 215

music 11, 27, 487-92, 10-11, 17, see also Bartolomé ‘Benny’ Moré

kiribá 439, 488nengón 439, 488nueva trova 491son 489

music-organ factoriesFábrica de Órganos

347, 350

Nnational parks 494, see

also Unesco Biosphere Reserves

Gran Parque Nacional Sierra Maestra 381-4, 382

Parque Nacional Alejandro de Hum-boldt 445-6

Parque Nacional Caguanes 299

Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma 388-9

Parque Nacional Península de Guanahacabibes 195-7

Parque Nacional Viñales 183-5

nature reservesAlturas de Banao 293Bioparque Rocazul 360-1El Nicho 250-1Granja de las Tortugas

169Hacienda la Belén 330Jobo Rosado 299-300Las Guanas Eco-

Archaeological Trail 362

Loma de Cunagua 309-10

Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María 271

Refugio de Fauna Silvestre Río Máximo 326

Reserva Ecológica Limones Tuabaquey 329

Sea Turtle Breeding Center 168

Topes de Collantes 290-4

Vivero de Crocodrilos 169

naturism 169

neighborhoodsAlamar 139Calle Mercaderes 72-3Calle Obispo 72Cojímar 139El Barrio Chino

(Chinatown) 78Malecón 76Paseo Bayamés 375

nengón 439, 488newspapers 507nightlife 25, see also

individual locationsNiquero 387-8nudity 169Nueva Gerona 160-6, 162

accommodations 162-3activities 161drinking 164entertainment 164events 162festivals 162food 163-4nightlife 164shopping 164sights 160-1south of

Nueva Gerona 167tourist information 164-5travel to/from 165travel within 165

Ooff the beaten track 38-9opening hours 21O’Reilly 304 101, 16outdoor activities 40-8,

see also individual activities

Ppainting 478Palmerito 177Palmira 250parks & gardens

Casino Campestre 322-3Centro Recreativo la

Punta 239El Cornito 337El Jardín Botanico de las

Hermanas Caridad y Carmen Miranda 176-7

El Lago de los Sueños 321

Exposición Mesoamericana 423

Finca Fiesta Campesina 227

538

IND

EX P–

S

parks & gardens continuedJardín Botánico de

Cienfuegos 240-1Jardín Botánico de

Cupaynicu 376Jardín Botánico Nacional

137Jardines de Hershey 155La Jungla de Jones 167Orquideario Soroa 149Parque Almendares 126Parque Central 79, 252Parque Céspedes

(Manzanillo) 384Parque Céspedes

(Holguín) 347Parque Chapuzón 375Parque de la Ciudad 303Parque de la

Fraternidad 79Parque de los

Enamorados 78-9Parque Histórico Militar

Morro-Cabaña 75Parque Josone 201Parque Lenin 137-8Parque Lennon 84Parque Maestranza 63Parque Natural Majayara

438-9Quinta de los Molinos 85

Parque Baconao 421-4, 422-3

Parque Histórico Militar Morro-Cabaña 75

Parque Lenin 136-9Parque Nacional Alejandro

de Humboldt 445-6Parqu Nacional Caguanes

299Parque Nacional

Desembarco del Granma 388-9

Parque Nacional Monumento Bariay 361


Parque Nacional Viñales 183-5

passports 514Paz, Senel 476Península de

Guanahacabibes 195-7Península de Zapata

227-34Pérez, Faustino 377

phone services 509-10phonecards 510Pico Turquino 19, 383,

427-8, 19Pico Turquino area 427-8Pilón 389Pinar del Río 189-94, 190-1

accommodations 192drinking 193entertainment 193events 192festivals 192food 192-3nightlife 193northern Coast 185-8shopping 193tourist information 193-4 travel to/from 194 travel within 194

Pinar del Río Province 52, 173-97

accommodations 173climate 173food 173highlights 174-5, 174-5travel seasons 173

pirates 27planning

budgeting 20-1calendar of events 28-31children, traveling

with 50Cuba’s basics 20-1Cuba’s regions 51-6first-time visitors 22-3highlights 8-9, 8-9internet resources 20-1itineraries 32-9, 32, 34,

37, 38-9outdoor activities 40-8repeat visitors 24travel seasons 20-1,

28-31Playa 124-35, 126-7Playa Ancón 288-9Playa del Este 139-43,

140-1Playa Girón 231-4, 344-5Playa Jibacoa 154-6Playa Larga 230Playa los Cocos 333-4Playa Pesquero 360-3, 361Playa Santa Lucía

331-3, 332Playa Sirena 169plazas, see squares

politics 448-9population 449postal services 509public art

Fusterlandia 124-5 Las Tunas urban

sculptures 340 Mural de la Prehistoria

183 Melaíto murals 263

public holidays 509Puerto Esperanza 186Puerto Padre 341-2Punta Covarrubias 342Punta de Maisí 436Punta Gorda, see

Cienfuegos

RRamsar Convention Sites

494, 495Gran Parque Natural

Montemar Refugio de Fauna

Silvestre Río Máximo 326

ranches, see farmsRancho Luna 249-50Regla 135-6religion 219, 449, 472-3,

see also SanteríaRemedios 266-70, 268revolution 14, 27, 142,

458-61ride-sharing 519Río Toa 445rock climbing 48, 48

Cayo Coco 311Silla de Gibara 358Valle de Viñales 181

ruins 25Antiguo Cafetal

Angerona 147-8Castillo de los Tres

Santos Reyes Magnos del Morro 75


Central Camilo Cienfuegos 154-5

Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña 75

Gran Hotel 226Iglesia de Santa Ana

280, 252-3Los Buchillones 308Ruinas de los Cafetales

Franceses 149Torre de San Juan

Evangelista 376rum 466-7rum distilleries

Arechabala Rum Factory 224

Bacardí Rum Factory 400, 402

rumba 221Russia, relations with 100

Ssafe travel 509

Camagüey 328Cayo Largo del Sur 171Havana 121Pinar del Río 193Santiago de Cuba 416 Trinidad 286-7 Varadero 212

safety 121San Antonio de los Baños

146-7San Diego de Los Baños

188San Juan y Martínez 194-5San Luis 194-5San Miguel de los Baños

225-7San Vicente 177Sánchez, Celia 385Sánchez, Universo 377Sancti Spíritus 293-9, 294

accommodations 275, 296-7

climate 275drinking 297-8entertainment 298food 275, 297nightlife 297-8shopping 298sights 293, 295-6tourist information 298travel seasons 275travel to/from 299travel within 299

Sancti Spíritus Province 54, 275-300

accommodations 275climate 275food 275highlights 276, 276 northern Sancti Spíritus

299-300travel seasons 275

Santa Clara 17, 256-65, Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

539IN

DEX S

–T258, 17, 26, 484, 2-3

accommodations 259, 261-2

drinking 262-3entertainment 263events 259festivals 259food 262history 256nightlife 262-3shopping 263sights 256-9tourist information

263-4travel to/from 264travel within 264-5

Santería 19, 250, 472-3, see also religion

Santiago de Cuba 394-419, 394-5, 404, 418, 36-7

accommodations 407-10courses 406drinking 413-14entertainment 414-16events 406-7festivals 406-7food 410-13greater Santiago de

Cuba 418 nightlife 413-14shopping 416sights 395-400, 402-3,

405-6tourist information

416-17travel to/from 417-18travel within 418-19walking tour 400-1, 401

Santiago de Cuba & around 418

Santiago de Cuba Carnaval 406-7

Santiago de Cuba Province 56, 392-428

climate 392highlights 393, 393revolutionary sites 392travel seasons 392

Santo Domingo 382scams 121, see also safe

travelsculpture 478sculptures 340, 435, see

also art, monumentsshopping, see individual

locationslanguage 525

Siboney 419-20Sierra de Güira 189Sierra del Chorrillo 330Sierra del Cristal 368-9Silencio 177skydiving

Varadero 202smoking 507snorkeling, see diving &

snorkelingson 439, 489Soroa 148-51Southern Military Zone 168sports 114, 471squares 483

La Plaza 151Parque Calixto García

350, 357Parque Central 79, 252Parque Ignacio

Agramonte 319Parque Libertad 218Parque Martí (Ciego de

Ávila) 303Parque Martí

(Guantánamo) 431Parque Peralta 347Parque Serafín Sánchez

293, 295Parque Vidal 257Plaza de Armas 63Plaza de la Catedral 62Plaza de la Marqueta

350Plaza de la Patria 375Plaza de la Revolución

(Bayamo) 373Plaza de la Revolucion

(Camagüey) 14, 14Plaza de la Revolución

(Havana) 84-5Plaza de la Revolución

(Holguín) 351Plaza de la Revolución

(Santiago de Cuba) 399

Plaza de la Vigía 217Plaza de San Francisco

de Asís 66-7Plaza del Carmen 319Plaza del Cristo 73 Plaza Honorato 295Plaza Major 277, 484Plaza Mariana Grajales

431Plaza San Juan de

Dios 319Plaza Santa Ana 278

Plaza Vieja 68-9Plazuela de Santo

Ángel 74sugar mills (former)

Central Patria o Muerte 307

Museo de Agroindustria Azucarero Marcelo Salado 270

Museo Histórico la Demajagua 385

San Isidro de los Destiladeros 290

Surgidero de Batabanó 157sustainable travel 18, 151-5,

18, 35swimming 291

Baños del San Juan 152Baños Romanos 150Parque Nacional Viñales

184-5Topes de Collantes 291-2Viñales 184-5

synagoguesGran Synagoga Bet

Shalom 86

TTaíno people 367, 451-2

Aldea Taína 363Boca de Guamá 227-8Los Buchillones 308Museo Arqueológico ‘La

Cueva del Paraíso’ 437-8

Parque Nacional Monumento Bariay 361

taxis 520telephone services 20,

509-10theaters 481-2

Teatro José Jacinto Milanés 191

Teatro la Caridad 257Teatro Principal

(Camagüey) 327Teatro Principal (Ciego

de Ávila) 305Teatro Principal (Sancti

Spíritus) 298Teatro Sauto 217, 221Teatro Tomás Terry

237, 246thermal spas 498

Balneario San Diego 188Hotel & Spa Elguea 498Baños del San Juan 152

Baños Romanos 150Villa San José del Lago

300time 20tipping 23tobacco farms, see also

cigar factoriesAlejandro Robaina

Tobacco Plantation 194-5

La Casa del Veguero 177-8

Vega Quemado del Rubi 194

tocororos 13, 13Topes de Collantes 290-4tourist cards 510-12tourist information 510tours 515, 519, see also

individual locationsUS travelers 519

train travel 155, 520-1transportation 513-21,

see also individual locations

language 525-6travel seasons 20travel to/from Cuba 21,

513-15travel within Cuba 21,

515-21trekking, see hikingTren Francés 521Trinidad 14, 54, 277-88,

278, 283, 2, 12, 14, 26, 47

accommodations 281-2activities 280architecture 483courses 281drinking 285entertainment 285-6events 281festivals 281food 284-5greater Trinidad 289history 277nightlife 285shopping 286sights 277-80tourist information 286-7tours 280-1travel to/from 286, 287travel within 287-8walking tour 283, 283

truck travel 521tumba francesa 412, 415

540

IND

EX T–Z

turtles 168, 169TV 507

UUnesco Biosphere

Reserves 494Ciénaga de Zapata 15,

227-34, 494-5, 496, 15Gran Parque Natural

Montemar 15, 228-30, 494-5, 496, 15

La Gran Piedra 420-1, 422-3

Las Terrazas 17, 151-4, 17, 35

Parque Baconao 421-4, 422-3


Unesco World Heritage Sites 494

Camagüey 318-19, 14, 15, 482

Castillo de los Tres Santos Reyes Magnos del Morro 75


Cienfuegos 237-9, 243, 16

Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña 75

Habana Vieja 11, 62-75, 7, 11, 479

La Gran Piedra 420-1, 422-3

Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt 445-6

Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma 388-9

Trinidad 277-80, 12, 14, 26

Valle de los Ingenios 289-90

Valle de Viñales 176-85, 176, 16

US embassy 86US relations 448-9, 462-3US travelers 462, 511, 519

Vvacations 509Valdés, Cecilia 74Valle de los Ingenios

289-90Valle de Viñales 16, 52,

176-85, 176, 16Varadero 53, 200-14,

200-1, 204-5, 208-9, 12, 45, 344

accommodations 203-7activities 201-2courses 202drinking 210, 210-11entertainment 211food 208-10nightlife 210-11

shopping 211-12sights 200-1tourist information

212-13tours 203travel to/from 213travel within 214

vegetarians 506-7viewpoints

Alto del Naranjo 382-3La Loma de la Cruz 347Mirador de la Loma del

Puerto 290-300Villa Clara Province 53,

254-74accommodations 254climate 254food 254highlights 255, 255travel seasons 254

Viñales 177, 176-83, 179, 13, 23, 48

accommodations 178-80entertainment 182food 180-2shopping 182sights 176-8tourist information 182tours 178travel to/from 182-3travel within 182

visas 20, 510-12 US travelers 511, 519

volunteering 512

Wwalking tours

Habana Vieja 70-1, 70-1 Santiago de Cuba

400-1, 401Trinidad 283, 283

waterfallsSalto de Capiro 369Salto del Arco Iris 149Salto del Guayabo 369

weather 20, 504, see also individual locations

weights 507wildlife 495-7wildlife centers, see

also crocodile farmsRancho la Guabina 195Refugio de Fauna

Silvestre Río Máximo 326

Reserva de Bermejas 229

Sea Turtle Breeding Center 168

Vivero de Crocodrilos 169

wildlife-watching 25, see also birdwatching, crocodile farms, nature reserves

women travelers 512

Zziplining 153 Zoológico de Piedras435


541N

OTES

542

NO

TES

543

Walking Tour detourWalking Tour

Path/Walking Trail

BankEmbassy/ConsulateHospital/MedicalInternetPolicePost OfficeTelephoneToiletTourist InformationOther Information

AirportBorder crossingBus

CyclingFerry

Underground station

MonorailParking

Metro station

Petrol stationSubway/Subte stationTaxiTrain station/RailwayTram

Other Transport

LighthouseHut/Shelter

Beach

LookoutMountain/VolcanoOasisParkPassPicnic AreaWaterfall

River, CreekIntermittent River

Swamp/Mangrove

Reef

Canal

Water

Dry/Salt/Intermittent Lake

Glacier

Beach/Desert

Airport/Runway

Cemetery (Christian)

Cemetery (Other)

Park/Forest

Mudflat

Sportsground

Sight (Building)

International

DisputedRegional/SuburbMarine ParkCliffWall

Capital (National)Capital (State/Province)City/Large TownTown/Village

State/Province

LaneTertiary

TollwayFreewayPrimary

StepsPlaza/Mall

Pedestrian overpass

Secondary

Unsealed roadRoad under construction

Tunnel

Cable car/Funicular

BeachBird SanctuaryBuddhistCastle/PalaceChristianConfucianHinduIslamicJainJewishMonumentMuseum/Gallery/Historic BuildingRuin

Sento Hot Baths/Onsen

ShintoSikhTaoistWinery/VineyardZoo/Wildlife SanctuaryOther Sight

DivingBodysurfing

Sleeping

Eating

Entertainment

Shopping

Drinking & NightlifeCafe

Camping

Canoeing/KayakingCourse/Tour

SkiingSnorkelingSurfingSwimming/PoolWalkingWindsurfingOther Activity

Gate

Information Routes

Boundaries

Hydrography

Areas

Geographic

Population

Transport

Sights

Activities,Courses & Tours

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking & Nightlife

Entertainment

Shopping Note: Not all symbols displayed aboveappear on the maps in this book

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