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More of Matanzas.

Posted on 16/07/2017 by Richard Griffith

Cuevas de Bellamar. Cuba’s oldest tourist attraction, according to local propaganda, lies 5km southeast of Matanzas and is 300,000 years old. There are 2500m of caves here, discovered in 1861 by a Chinese workman in the employ of Don Manuel … Continue reading →

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Matanzas for backpackers & Varadero for your all-inclusive’s.

Posted on 07/04/2017 by Richard Griffith

With a name translating as ‘massacres,’ Matanzas province conceals an appropriately tumultuous past beneath its modern-day reputation for glam all-inclusive holidays. In the 17th century pillaging pirates ravaged the region’s prized north coast, while three centuries later, more invaders grappled … Continue reading →

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