Artemisa |
Artemisa is one of the new provinces, created in 2011. The town of Artemisa is of earlier date: 1818. Founded after a fire destroyed several districts of Havana and housing had to be created elsewhere. Artemisa, at some 60kms from Havana, is the result of that policy.
Artemisa is known for its ferric soil that gives it its characteristic reddish colour – and hence the name Red Village (Villa Roja) - and fertility producing mainly bananas and other agricultural products destined for Havana. During the nineteenth century Artemisa’s economy prospered based on coffee, later substituded by tobacco and sugar. Artemisa once had about 47 coffee plantations of which the most famous was Angerona, considered the second largest in Cuba, now a National Monument. The coffee plantations in combination with the local landscape, gave the province the name "Garden of Cuba".
In www.househostelcuba.com we advise you to be sure to visit this province, as close to the Great Havana and so rich in nature.
Other attractions include the Ariguanabo River and the beaches at the north coast: Baracoa in Bauta, Herradura in Mariel and San Pedro in Bahia Honda and El Salado in Caimito, with secluded beaches and coral reefs.
The traditional local festivities are celebrated with costumed parades, music, dance and fairs around 26 of July, the date that marks the beginning of the Cuban Revolution. |
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