Artemisa & Mayabeque Provinces
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File10-artemisa-mayabequ-loc-cub6.dwg Book Initial Mapping Date Road Cuba 6 AndrewS May 2011 Scale All key roads labelled?Hierarchy Hydro ChapterArtemisa-Mayabequ Editor Cxns Date Title Spot colours removed?Hierarchy Symbols Author MC Cxns Date Nthpt Masking in Illustrator done? ? Book Off map Inset/enlargement correct?dest'ns BorderLocator A1 Key none Author Cxns Date Notes Basefile Final Ed Cxns Date KEY FORMAT SETTINGS New References Number of Rows (Lines) Editor Check Date MC Check Date Column Widths and Margins MC/CC Signoff Date ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd a rtemisa & Mayabeque p%047 r / poovincesp 883,838 Why Go? Artemisa Province. 144 Glancing from your window as you leave Havana, you will San Antonio de los see a flat, fertile plain stretching away from the capital. As Baños ..............144 far as the eye can see – west to the mountainous Sierra Artemisa ...........145 de Rosario and east to Matanzas province’s wildlife-rich Soroa ..............146 swamps – spreads a patchwork of dusty farmland and cheerful one-horse towns and hamlets. Travel-wise this has Las Terrazas ........148 been bypassed by tourists, and has instead long been the Bahía Honda ........ 151 bastion of weekending habaneros (Havana folk). Mayabeque Province 151 This could – possibly – be changing. Formerly Havana Playa Jibacoa .......152 province, this region was has been redefined in 2011 as the Jaruco .............155 all-new dual provinces of Artemisa and Mayabeque. Artemisa’s big draw is Cuba’s gorgeously situated eco- Surgidero de capital, Las Terrazas. Mayabeque beckons with beaches Batabanó ...........155 of Varadero-quality sand (without the crowds), and one of Cuba’s greatest train journeys: the delightful Hershey train, which traverses the gentle, lolling countryside to Matanzas. Best places to eat Time, maybe, to step back and live Cuban-style: in the slow, infinitely more intriguing lane. » e l romero (p150) » p atio de maría (p151) » e l criollo (p155) When to Go The provinces’ big attractions vary considerably climate- Best places wise. Because of their unique geographical situation, Soroa and Las Terrazas have a microclimate: more rain and mini- to Stay mum monthly temperatures 2°C to 3°C colder than Havana. » h otel moka (p150) As it gets hotter later here than elsewhere in the region, » h ospedaje los February through May is the optimum time to visit, being sauces (p147) warm without being significantly wet. April sees the prov- » h otel & Villas inces’ premier festival, the International Humor Festival in soroa (p147) San Antonio de los Baños; December through April is best for the beaches at Playa Jibacoa. » c ampismo los cocos (p153) » h otel las Yagrumas (p145) Hershey Electric Railway Canald e Playasd elE ste Boca de Puertod Escondi o Gulf of Mexico Tarará Jaruco Santau Cr z Playa Cubamar del Norte Jibacoa Mirador de HAVANA Guanabo Jardinesd e Canto de Santa Fe; Hershey Bacunayagua Cityo f Puerto Cantor del Viejo y El Ma Ví Havana Camilo Escondido a B Playa Campo Jibacoa Arcos de alle d e nla ca Florido Cienfuegos Pueblo V Playa Barac oa (Hershey) Canasí Yumurí Salado Blue Reef San Antonio Río Matanzas l Parque de Río Blanco Ranchón Diving Center -Marie Jibacoa Gaviota abana Escaleras de Autopista H Jaruco Punta Brava José Martí Jaruco o (A4) Cabañas Mariel l Rí Int ernational de A Airport u na-Pinar Bauta topist Haba aHa San José ta s Caimito b de las Lajas Bejucal ana l Guanajay Catalin a Madruga Matanzas Autopi - o Melena des Güine Province sari Cayajabos Centra San Antonio A Ro utop de ra de los Baños ista ra Nacional San Antonio Sier Güines de Cabezas Las Carrete Alq uízar Quivicán (A1) Terrazas Soroa Unión de Artemisa San Nicolás Güira de Melena del Sur z Reyes Melena Nueva Pa Artemisa Mayabeq ue San Candelaria Batabanó Cristóbal El R Surgidero de ío Pla ya Batabanó Estante H La Playita To Playakm) Girón (102 ; o Maja na nd nada Golfo de B atabanó Ense Cienfuegos (159km); o de la B roa Santam Clara (183k ) artemisa & Mayabeque provinces highlights 1 Split your sides at San 3 Go green at Las Terrazas 4 Luxuriate at the Hotel 5 Escape the tourist trails on (p153) beside alluring Antonio de los Baños’ Museo (p149), Cuba’s primary eco- Moka (p150) at Las Terrazas, the historic Hershey Electric Playa Jibacoa del Humor (p144) village where the slopes have the country’s first and best Railway (p154) 7 Feast with a view and with 2 Hike the hills above been replanted with trees, eco-hotel 6 Bag a beach retreat with a weekending Havana folk at verdant Soroa (p147) orchids, painters and poets cabin at Campismo los Cocos scenic Parque Escaleras de 143 emisa & & & emisa emisa T T r r a a ayabeque Provinces Provinces Provinces ayabeque ayabeque m m Jaruco (p155).