{"id":2321,"date":"2016-11-09T16:58:47","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T16:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gocuba.ca\/?p=2321"},"modified":"2023-10-30T09:11:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:11:44","slug":"pinar-del-rio-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gocuba.ca\/?p=2321","title":{"rendered":"Pinar del R\u00edo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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\nTHE BEST TOBACCO<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever wondered where the world\u2019s finest cigars start out, it\u2019s in the lovingly cultivated tobacco plantations of Cuba\u2019s Pinar del Rio province. But those plantations are only part of the area\u2019s magic.
\nWith its unusual mogotes (rounded limestone mountains) strung along flat plains, Pinar del Rio\u2019s landscape rivals any inthe world. These plains, where Cuban cowboys roam and dreamy villages doze, are ringed by mountain ranges crowned by vast stretches of tropical forests.
\nSeveral highways criss-cross the area, through the mountains or along the coast, yielding spectacular views at every turn. The Central Highway winds through most of Pinar del R\u00edo's mountain ranges, and swings by Pan de Guajaib\u00f3n\u2014Cuba's highest western mountain peak.
\nA special local treat is Guayabita del Pinar, an exquisite guava liqueur unique to this area.<\/p>\n

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Places to visit<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\"\"Ancient ruins\u2014French coffee plantation <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Buenavista estate in Las Terrazas has been restored, and is a lovely trip into history.<\/p>\n

\"\"Soroa <\/strong><\/p>\n

The 22-metre-high, spring-fed Rainbow Waterfall brightens this spot. Soroa is also home to about 1,000 species of exotic orchids.<\/p>\n

\"\"Cueva de los Portales<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\" This was Che Guevara\u2019s hideout during the 1962 Missile Crisis. Today, the cave houses a small museum.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong>Vi\u00f1ales Valley, Sierra de los Organos<\/strong><\/p>\n

A national monument, this valley was declared a UNESCO a World Cultural and Landscape Site in 1999. It is also home to a 270-million-year-old fossil, palma corcho (mycrocycas calocoma).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong>Guach Palace, City of Pinar del R\u00edo<\/strong><\/p>\n

This has been called the strangest building in Cuba. The palace, reminiscent of early 20th-century Catalonian modernism, houses the Museum of Natural Science.
\n\"\"<\/strong>Gran Caverna de Santo Tom\u00e1s<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\" One of the largest in the world, this cave tunnels down to 45 kilometres.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong>Cuban Mantua<\/strong><\/p>\n

A small country village and national monument where in January, 1896, the Independence Army's western campaign came to an end. It may have been founded by survivors of an Italian shipwreck in the late 17th century.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong>Mar\u00eda la Gorda Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n

An international dive centre sits here at Cuba's westernmost point, on the hilly and pristine Guanahacabibes peninsula.<\/p>\n


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