Everything you want to know about Baracoa

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Here are some old photos from Baracoa so you can see how Baracoa looked many years ago through the time. I will try to post more photos in the future.

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Some more very old photos of Baracoa:

[Spunky]

Nice to see the old photos. Sure looks like a great spot to visit. Thanks for posting this.

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I will post more photos frim Baracoa in this thread so that people can see first city in Cuba and know more about history and nature.

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Here is 57 photos all from old times and the way how Baracoa used to look many years ago! Some of I am am sure will find this album interesting!

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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT BARACOA

WHAT TO PUT in suitcase to meet your expectations?

Articles for the sun protections, swimming in beaches and rivers as well as for timely local rain, for climbing, hiking, tours and celebrations. Keep in mind: When using cards or other payment technologies, which of them are used in Cuba. In Baracoa, at the moment there are no ATMs for this purpose.

SHOPS IN BARACOA

THERE IS WHOLE SYSTEM OF SHOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND ITS HOTELS:

Porto Santo Hotel Store
Baracoa Airport Road
Tel: 021645108
8:00 am to 5:00 pm

El Castillo Hotel Store
Calle Calixto García, Loma del
Paraíso, Baracoa
Tel: 021642778
8:00 am to 5:00 pm

La Ferretera Shop
Martí Street No.206 e/Coroneles
Galano y Félix Ruenes, Baracoa
Mondays to Saturdays
from 9:00a.m to 5:00 p.m.
Sundays 9:00am to 12:00 pm

Baracoa Dita Shop
Ciros Frías No.16 Baracoa
Tel: 021645241
Mondays to Saturdays
from 9:00a.m to 5:00 p.m.
Sundays 9:00am to 12:00 pm

Las Novedades Shop
Calle Marti No. 217,
Baracoa.
Tel: 021645307
Mondays – Thursdays and Saturdays from 9:00a.m to 5:00 p.m.
Fridays from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Sundays 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.

ARTEX Store
Marti No. 197 esq.
Cespedes.
Tel: 021645373.
e-mail: artexbca@enet.cu
Mondays to Saturdays from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Sundays 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.

TRANSPORTATION IN BARACOA

Transtur is a transporting enterprise giving the chance to move, helped by its agencies, across the destination’s landscapes, rivers and tibaracones. Species of flora and fauna are some curious attractive tips to take into account. There are proposals for a ticket, valid all day, choosing the stop for taking photos. It has made everything
ready for an adventure in the natural paradise of Cuba with different routes and tours, including trips to the beaches and nature destinations. Enjoy it!

Car Rental in Baracoa: Modern and comfortable cars. Technical assistance to the road 24 hours.

RENT A CAR: TRANSTUR
Rentacar: Calle Martí No.202
e/Cespédes y Coroneles Galano
Tph: 021645225
Web: www.trastur.cu

TRANSGAVIOTA
Vía Rent a Car
El parque Central Calle Maceo Maceo s/n
esq. Rafael Trejo
Tel: 021641671

Motorcycle Rentals
Cafetería El parque
Calle Maceo s/n esq. Rafael Trejo
Tph: 021641671

FOR DEPATURES FROM BARACOA TO OTHER DESTINATION

Viazul:
Santiago- Havana Route, by reservations at Infotur, travel agencies or Viazul Agency.

Air: Havana-Baracoa flights, by reservations all travel agencies, Aereocaribbean and Cubana de Aviación.

Taxis: Available by request system or by reservation by 64 3737

Rent: By reservations of directly in the local office.

Railroad: In combination with the local transportation means up to the destination at Guantánamo and Santiago de Cuba.

GUSTAVO RIZO AIRPORT
Address: Jaitecico Road km
1, Turey, Baracoa (near to Porto Santo Hotel)
Food service, baggage and cargo.

AEROCARIBBEAN FLIGHTS
Havana - Baracoa
Depatures: Thursday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
Baracoa – Havana
Depatures: Thursday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

AEREOGAVIOTA FLIGHTS
Havana - Baracoa
Depatures: 11:30 a.m.
Baracoa – Havana
Depatures: 2:00 p.m.

Please contact them for schedule as schedule might be changed!

RESERVATION OFFICE: Baracoa Cubana de Aviación.
Calle Martí y /Ciro Frías Céspedes.
Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

LIFE QUALITY

Tourism and Health at
Baracoa International Clinic Specialized service center closely work with the Cuban health institution. Open
24 hours with several different services like preventive and diagnostic consultations with general practitioners and nurses highly qualified to improve visitor’s life quality. Therapeutic services to provide a better self-image with the use of traditional medicine and massage, emergency services, consultations in clinical and
surgical hospitalization specialties, dental care and an international pharmacy and clinical laboratory complement the most effective treatment to patients.

INFOTUR SERVICES IN BARACOA

Through its offices across the island, Infotur affords updated tourist information on Cuban destination.
Free printed and digital brochures, helpful to make choices out of a wide range of options.

RESERVATIONS
Lodging, transportation, trips, tour guides.

SALES
Maps, souvenirs, Phone cards.

OTHER SERVICES
Fax, E-mail , photocopy,
Printing of documents.

INFOTUR BARACOA

Calle Maceo No. 129 A e/ Frank País and Maraví Street
Tel: (5321) 64 1781
E-mail: infotur@baracoa.infotur.cu
Schedule:
Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m. -12:00p.m.
2:00p.m. – 6:00p.m.
Saturday
8:30 a.m.- 12:00p.m.

INFOTUR GUANTÁNAMO
Hotel Guantánamo: Ahogados y 13 norte.
Tel: (5321) 64 1782 / 38 5838
E-mail: infogtmo@enet.cu

COMMUNICATION

ETECSA

There is a multi service center in downtown for the telecommunications services is this remote destination:
CONTACT:
Calle Maceo esq. Rafael Trejo, Baracoa.
Tel: 643182
e-mail: ocbaracoa@gtm.etecsa.cu

SERVICES:
Cabins for national and internationals calls
Fax transmission and reception.
Telephone service for hearing impaired people.
Prepaid phone cards.
Internet.
Sale of communications products and equipment.
Mobile telephony.
Video- calls.
Video and audio conferences.
Telephone bill payment.
Contracts for additional services: caller ID.

DHL AND CUBACORREOS POST SERVICE
Building next to ETECSA
Central Office, in Maceo street. It offers telegrams, emails, sales of stamps, postcards and other national and international communication and messaging options.

CURRENCY EXCHANGE IN BARACOA

There is a network of banks and exchange houses to carry out all operations at different times, but there is no service to operate electronic cash cards.
BANKS IN BARACOA

BARACOA BANDEC
Calle Maceo e/ 10 de Octubre y 24 de febrero.
Tel: 021642218

BARACOA CADECA
Marti No. 261 e/ Roberto Sanchez Reyes Limbano
Tel: 021645345

BANCO POPULAR DE AHORRO
Calle Marti e/ Ciro Frias y Cespedes.

NIGHT CLUBS
ARTEX BARACOA:
Artex Cultural Center
It presents the most authentic of our culture and that oh the Caribbean. There are shows, bands and others proposals according to a schedule designed and managed by professionals.

Calle Maceo No. 127 altos e/Frank País
y Maraví, Baracoa
Tel: 021645197
Monday to Fridays
From 10:00 am to 12:00am
Saturday and Sundays
From10:00 am to 1:00am

El Patio de Artex
Calle Maceo No. 102 bajos e/ Frank País
y Maraví, Baracoa
Tph: 021645197
Monday to Saturdays
From 10:00 am to 12:00am

SPECIALIZED SERVICES
El paraíso Karaoeke Bar
Calle Maceo e/ Frank País y
Pelayo Cuervo
From 4:00pm to 12:00am

El Ranchón del Paraíso

Calle El paraíso-Coroneles Galano
Tel: 021643268
Mondays to Sundays
It’s a restaurant bar by day and by nights is a Discotheque (10:00 am-2:00am)

Bar Yaima
Calle Maceo -Parque Central
Mondays to Sondays
From 8:00am to 12:am

Here is a few more photos from Baracoa:

[Spunky]

Great photos. What are the red fruits?

[Admin]

What are the red fruits?

Its Cocoa … only place where Cocoa can grow in Cuba is in Baracoa area … Cocoa needs specific climate and usually cocoa is grown in a narrow belt 10 degrees either side of the Equator but it does grow in Guantanamo province! That is why they have chocolate factory in Baracoa.

[Admin]

This is an update with newer photos from Baracoa Cuba:

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Canción a Baracoa

Baracoa ya te conocí
Letra y Música: Enrique Bonne
Versión: Oscar Montaro González

Un día fui
a conocer a Baracoa
Ese pedazo divino
de suelo oriental
y comprobé
los motivos
y la inmensa razón
que tuvo la naturaleza
para dar tanta belleza
a tan pequeño rincón.
Baracoa, tesoro guardado
En un cofre de montañas.
Maravilla del pueblo que vive
mirando hacia el mar .
Ha situado en su alta Farola
Guardianes de pino,
Cacao y café.
Y jugando
Entre montes y valles
Van tres ríos guardando su amor:
Simbolizan el Duaba su historia,
el Toa su gloria
y el Miel su sabor.

[drgdrg]

Thanks for all of these posts! It certainly is a beautiful area of Cuba.

[Admin]

Thank you @drgdrg I see 682 people view this thread and hopefully will help someone who wants to travel to this first town that Christopher Columbus discovered 500 years ago. Its definitely different and very far from Havana or Varadero but lots of tourists that visit Satiago de Cuba or Holguin take 2 … 3 days trips to this beautiful area as well many organized tours and backpackers.

[francoisp]

A really nice area of Cuba indeed!

What would be the best way to get there?

Is there any hotel or resort?

How long one should stay there? Is it worth a whole week or usually 2-3 days is enough?

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What would be the best way to get there?

Is there any hotel or resort?

How long one should stay there? Is it worth a whole week or usually 2-3 days is enough?

The best way to get there is if you are in Santiago de Cuba area as you can take Viazul for 15CUC or hire private taxi. Other option is if you are in Holguin area to hire private taxi and go to Baracoa. Problem is that from Holguin there is no Viazul to Baracoa and road is not very nice. As well twice per week there is airplane that fly from Havana to Baracoa!

Yes there are a few hotels and casa particulares. I would recommend hotel El Castillo (has many stairs) or Hotel Porto Santo. Is it worth a week? I stayed for a month or two but I like to explore and go hiking. They have beautiful rivers and El Yunque mountain and some lovely beach areas around the town. If you like to explore and know the area better 1 week will not be enough but if you wish to see the center of the town and check how it looks 2 - 3 days is ok. Some travel agencies in Cuba offer just that 3 days in Baracoa.

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Here is 4K HD video about Baracoa if someone wants to see it:

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Here is another photo from Baracoa area. I was hiking and saw this beautiful nature:

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More photos from Baracoa:

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[iggy1]

Great pictures
Thanks