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
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