Fishing village located 10 km west of Remedios along the coast. Access point la Cayeria del Norte, a string of cayos or keys : Conuco, Largo, Las Brujas, Santa Maria and others, by way of a 48 km long causeway (pedraplen), linked by some 35 bridges. An engineering feat. Access fare is 2cuc each way.

Noteworthy : at one end of the Malecon (palm trees at right), one can find the Cuban national sailing school installations which are very popular for laser-type sailboats and windsurfing courses.

The town and its casas is an affordable alternative to travellers with a car who would rather stay with Cubans and enjoy the cayos and their beaches on a daily basis rather than pay the high all-inclusive rates in the cayo resorts. Even if it means an 80km (50 miles) return trip every day to the playas.

DISTANCES Camaguey, 264 Cienfuegos, 108 Holguin, 462 La Habana, 307 Moron, 114 Pinar del Rio, 446 Remedios, 7 Santa Clara, 52 Trinidad, 165 Yaguajay, 53

MAPS & LINKS

Map - Large, from Sagua La Grande to Santa Maria

Map - Coast including Santa Maria, Yaguajay

Map - Villa Clara province

5-day weather by Wunderground (Cienfuegos airport)

Daily exchange rates

Circuits Centro - Itins & Top Casas

POPULATION 40,653

SEE
Las Parrandas, annual parade of decorated floats. End of December; talk a walk in the park, if you know what we mean.

EXCURSIONS
Drive on the scenic route from here to Yaguajay (via Remedios), site of the Museo Camilo Cienfuegos. 100 bucolic k's there and back.

PLAYAS
Playa Ensenachos, Playa Las Brujas, Playa Las Salinas, Playa Santa Maria and, at the very end of Cayo Santa Maria, deserted — no hotels on it as of now — without any shade whatsoever : Playa Perla Blanca. Nude bathing is allowed but only on the beach of the Sol Cayo hotel on cayo Santa Maria.

RESTAURANTS
Cafeteria La Cubanita. At Hotel Central, try the local specialty, Salsa Perro, a cross between bouillabaise and ceviche.

EVENINGS
Cabaret La Ruina

SERVICES (Remedios)
Hotel Mascotte (42) 395-144

TRANSPORTATION
Local busses 4x day to Remedios, and from there, 5x day to Santa Clara.

RECOMMENDATIONS
V = suggested by webbies and travelers. As of December 2007, there were about 20 casas in town but when we passed by, we were all "casad out" and did not bother to look for them. Children 16 and under may share parents' bedroom at no charge only if there is an additional bed available. Mention the age of your children when making the reservation.

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Pleasure boat port © sogestour •|• The pedraplen to the Cayeria del Norte © cenit.cu

The Malecon (seaside walk) © sogestour •|• Glorieta in Parque Central © cenit.cu

Fishing port © sogestour •|• Museo Maria Escobar Laredo © cenit.cu

Sunset over the nearby Cayo Santa Maria © Robert Komen •|• Playa Ensenachos, on expensive Cayo Las Brujas is still one of the most beautiful in the country. Gone are the days of our heavenly solitude... © B. Antonucci