Hotel El Castillo, Baracoa, Guantanamo, Cuba
Address: Calle Calixto Garcia, Rpto. Paraiso, Baracoa 97330
El Castillo hotel (The Castle) is the result of the adaptation of an old colonial fort (Sanguily Fort), built in 18th Century with a privileged location at the top of a hill. This location allows its several splendid views of the mountains that circle the City, views of the City itself and to the one of the three bays that surround it.
From the Hotel you can explore the beautiful rivers in the area: Duaba, Miel (Honey), Yumurí and Toa river, which is the widest river in Cuba. Baracoa’s name is aboriginal and means "land of waters", but this is also a land of cacao, coconuts and minerals. The area has interesting traditions, history and legends.
Hotel El Castillo is located in the city of Baracoa and is housed in the Spanish Colonial fortress of Seboruco de Santa Barbara, built in 18th Century at the top of a hill.
Hotel Facilities
Bar - Restaurant - Fitness room - Laundry service - Medical services - Pool snack bar - Swimming Pool - Tourism bureau - Volleyball
Room Details
110v & 220v power - Air Conditioning - Cold & hot water - Minibar - Private Bathroom - Telephone - TV Satellite - Twin beds
Baracoa Travel Guide
Founded in 1512, near Macaguuani-gua River, the Cruz de la Parra or Vine Cross, was the first Spanish settlement in Cuba. Baracoa served as the capital of Cuba from 1518 to 1521, when the administrative functions were moved to Santiago de Cuba. The same year, Pope Leo X issued a decree which turned the local church into a bishopric. When the town grew wealthy, pirates attacked and sacked it, so the authorities ordered forts to be built and set up artillery pieces in its defence. Baracoa, is also named the capital of cocoa, it is guarded by an elevation known as El Yunque, a symbol of the territory, and includes areas that have been recognized as those having the largest diversity of Insular Caribbean and one of Cuba’s best preserved places. Its terrain is predominantly mountainous with the presence of beaches, rivers and alluvial valleys stretching towards the coast.Cuba Travel Guides: Camaguey - Ciego de Avila - Cienfuegos - Granma - Guantanamo - Havana - Holguin - Isle of Youth - Las Tunas - Matanzas - Pinar del Rio - Sancti Spiritus - Santiago
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