{"id":2348,"date":"2016-11-09T17:12:41","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T17:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gocuba.ca\/?p=2348"},"modified":"2023-10-30T09:02:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:02:39","slug":"villa-clara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gocuba.ca\/?p=2348","title":{"rendered":"Villa Clara"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\" cke_show_border\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"8\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"53%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gocuba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/vcl.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"95\" data-cke-saved-src=\"..\/..\/public\/uploads\/Image\/vcl.gif\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\">\n<div align=\"right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gocuba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/vcl2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"100\" data-cke-saved-src=\"..\/..\/public\/uploads\/Image\/vcl2.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gocuba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/vcl1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"15\" vspace=\"15\" data-cke-saved-src=\"..\/..\/public\/uploads\/Image\/vcl1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>In 1958, guerilla troops commanded by Ernesto Che Guevara attacked the industrial centre of Santa Clara after a hard, 400-kilometre march that had begun in the Sierra Maestra mountains. The dictatorship finally surrendered to Guevara\u2019s troops.<br \/>\nThe province of Villa Clara is a traditional sugar producer. Excellent coffee grows on its southern mountain slopes, as does one of Cuba\u2019s important tobacco crops. 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It is famous for its parrandas, or street festivals, and known for its museum, where artifacts relating to music, dancing and fireworks are on display.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gocuba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/arrowSub.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"12\" height=\"11\" data-cke-saved-src=\"..\/..\/public\/uploads\/Image\/arrowSub.gif\" \/>Beaches<\/strong><br \/>\nOn Villa Clara\u2019s northern coast include the pristine Santa Mar\u00eda and Las Brujas, across from the Old Bahamas Channel.<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gocuba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/vcl5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"15\" vspace=\"15\" data-cke-saved-src=\"..\/..\/public\/uploads\/Image\/vcl5.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gocuba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/arrowSub.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"12\" height=\"11\" data-cke-saved-src=\"..\/..\/public\/uploads\/Image\/arrowSub.gif\" \/>San Pascual's Pontoon <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hotel is a 130-metre, concrete ship that was built in San Diego, California in 1920 and ran aground north of Villa Clara.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gocuba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/arrowSub.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"12\" height=\"11\" data-cke-saved-src=\"..\/..\/public\/uploads\/Image\/arrowSub.gif\" \/>Hanabanilla Lake<\/strong><br \/>\nIs a large, fresh-water mountain reservoir surrounded by tropical forest. 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