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This dazzling white-sand beach with its clear turquoise water is Camaguey’s offshore resort treasure. In Camaguey province, cane fields dot the prairie, but it is largely covered by green pastures, where cattle graze and cowboys (vaqueros) ride.

Jardines del Rey (King's Gardens) is the historic name (it dates back from the 16th century) given to the islet-beaches located to the north of the Province and Cuba. Cayo Coco Paradise, one of those islets mostly covered by a natural forest has a 22-km wonderful sandy strip by the seashore. A tourist village along the beach has already entered into operation.

Almost half a millennium of history has left its indelible stamp on Central Cuba’s two major centres, founded in 1514 by the Spanish conquistadors. Today, Sancti Spiritus is a flourishing town bustling with trade in sugar, tobacco and cattle. Trinidad is a city frozen in time—whose ancient palaces and colonial architecture remain unchanged.

The city of Santa Clara is best known as the place where the dictator Batista surrendered to Che Guevara in 1958. The province of Villa Clara is also noted for its production of sugar, coffee and tobacco. A recently built causeway linking the mainland to the offshore islets has helped open the beach areas to tourism.