Caibarién |
Near Remedios you will find the once-busy fishermen town, Caibarién. Formerly a lively port, but with the sugar mills closed down, Caibarién also crumbled down. Work is being done to restore its former glory, picking up the pieces of their economy with important lobster farms. It may not sound like the ideal holiday site; you will get the authentic Cuban feel here with friendly people and the non-tourist approach. And you may be surprised; Las Parrandas are almost as big and full of life as in Remedios.
It is, also, near the excellent beaches of Cayo Santamaría, offering the opportunity to enjoy this place without having to pay the high prices of the all inclusive hotels, full of tourists.
In the next paragraph you can read of the wonders of the Cayerías del Norte which we recommend visiting, an experience that is unique. The first time we visited them we were in awe when reaching the sea from the embankment, where all you see is the sea on the right and the sea on the left. And while you travel you can spot many many seabirds.
Like many towns of Cuba its people's call after an animal that symbolizes that town, so are the people of Caibarién. Caibarién’s symbol is the crab, so the residents are “crabbers”. When driving into Caibarien you can see a huge one.
From our own experience www.househostelcuba.com advise you to reserve your accommodation in Caibarién. This will get you close to the Cayerías del Norte and also very near Remedios. A strategic place to enjoy various forms of tourism without having to change acommodations.
When we look back on our visit and remember those special moments, the experiences we've had on the trip, definitely one of ours is the sensation of travelling by night from Remedies to Caibarién, we stopped the car and listened to the silence and we felt the caress of the pleasant evening breeze while watching the sky, a sky full of stars. The feeling is one of being isolated in the universe. |
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