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 The playa, the mountains of the Escambray and the mouth (La Boca) of Rio Guaurabo as seen from Manolo's veranda © sogestour |
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Small seaside village 5 km from Trinidad in the province of Sancti Spiritus, here's La Boca. Boasts a beach, a small restaurant and bar, a couple of snack counters, a hotel exclusively for government workers, fishing boats and fishermen. Most of all, the sea in front of your eyes.
Its little beach is at the mouth of a narrow river, the Guaurabo, where the barcas are parked. When we went by here annually since 01, we saw a beach that was in mala estado, eaten up by the undercurrents and covered in pebbles. In 2005, casa owner Manolo Menendez and his neighbors transported sand and started planting trees : it's almost in its original state. Choose from our suggested casas as they're close to the beach, but most important, they're away from the nightly loud music emanating from nearby the govt-run hotel, a few hundred meters away. GETTING HERE Map from Trinidad here. Map of surroundings here. TRANSPORTS • Rent a bike to ride to Playa Aguilar or further Playa Ancon (seaside flat easy road but without shade) or all the way to Trinidad (gradual, gentle uphill to go; easy going down to return). • Localement : cocotaxis (yellow-cabined covered motorcycles), 3 pass. max. From here to Trinidad, 3 to 5cuc per person. • By minibus "Hop and Go" from Transtur got through Trinidad and a seaside circuit passing here in La Boca and the port of Casilda. • By taxi to Trinidad, from Havana, 3 hrs 30 minutes, (via autopista nationale and Cienfuegos) : figure 25cuc per person, minimum 4 passengers. • By Viazul a/c bus to Trinidad from La Habana : 4 heures, 25cuc. POPULATION 1,500 (mas o menos)
PLAYAS Right here, the small local beach; Aguilar, (4km), Ancon (6km). PALADARES AND RESTAURANTS In La Boca Small seaside terrazza, further down the road, another on Aguilar Beach and a couple k's further yet another at La Curva de Alfredo (where the road from Casilda stops). In Trinidad La Estela or the Sol y Son. Othersl : Colonial, Daniel, Don Antonio, El Jigue, El Meson del Regidor, La Cachancharra, La Coruña, Plaza Mayor. SEE IN LA BOCA • No cultural site (we know of). Actually, consider the whole small town as a cultural curiosity... |
 Calle Real follows the seaside, royally, and changes its name for avenida del Mar © sogestour  Calle D descends al mar in front of casa Valladares © sogestour  Calle Real is a one-way in front of Rosalinda's. Some 100 m further is the beach © sogestour  For just a handful of pesos, empty in hand, one can get a refill in this sea-view bar — mainly for Cubans and curious travellers © sogestour  Fishing boats parked on the Guaurabo the river which flows down to the sea right by the small local beach; in background, mountains of the Escambray © sogestour  These two are going down calle D which comes up from el mar all the way to Hostal Barrios © sogestour |
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| EVENINGS IN TRINIDAD : MUSIC, DANCE, SHOWS • Artex (daily dance lessons) • Casa de la Trova (group and dancing the son) • Casa de la Musica Egrem (most popular with three stages near Iglesia Santisima) • Casa de la Musica (daily dance lessons) • Ciné Romelio Cornelio Parque Central • Disco Las Cuevas (extraordinary cave) • Las Ruinas (of Teatro Brunet) : open sky • Palenque de Congos Reales (afro-cuban rythms). |
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BOOK BY PHONE • From Canada and the USA : 011 53 (add phone # preceded by the town's area code, 419) • From Europe, Great Britain, Scandinavia and Mexico : 00 53 (add phone # preceded by the town's area code, 419) HOW TO DIAL A CUBAN PHONE NUMBER HERE  BOOK BY EMAIL : Click on logo to open a message addressed to that casa in your email application; or right-click to copy address showing at bottom of browser window. Spanish vocabulary here. Google translate here.  |
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HOSPEDAJE VISTA EL MAR Calle Real (the seaside road) 47 with the best view in town, arguably the best front porch view in the country. Tel. (41) 99-37-16  |
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| ROSALINDA Calle Real No. 73 — a narrow one-way — almost at corner of avenida del Mar, by a mini peso snack & bar. Tél. (41) 99-2306  |
HOSTAL VILLA SONIA
Calle Real No. 11, corner (esquina) calle D, facing the sea. Tel (41) 99-2923  |
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| HOSTAL IDEL V Avenida del Mar (Calle Real), nº 9 facing the sea, neighbor to Hostal Villa Sonia, corner of calle D. Phone cell. (5) 341-9453 or (5) 240-8096  |
VALLADARES GUESTHOUSE
Calle D, no 1, entre avenida Sol y avenida Mar. Tel. (41) 99-6883  |
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| HOSTAL BARRIOS Calle D, entre avenida del Sol y avenida del Mar Tél. (41) 99-3606  |
HOSTAL SOL Y MAR V
Avenida del Mar #87, at the entrance to village coming from Playa Aguilar and Ancon. Tel./fax (41) 99-61-87  |
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| HOSTAL EL CAPITAN Calle Real (seaside road) #82. One k from La Boca, 3 k's from Playa Aguilar, private own mini beach. Tel. (41) 99-30-55 cellular (041) 38-386  |
HOSTAL JULIO
Calle Real No. 17B, 100m from playa, almost at the fork of avenida Sol, off center in a group of casas at entrance to village coming from Trinidad. Tel. (41) 99-8106 Cellular (5) 240-8097  |
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