BARACOA, Cuba - History - Malecon - Casa Lester - Storm Central
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- Baracoa invokes the imagination. Baracoa is located at the eastern end of Cuba that has an amazing historical connection with Columbus and Velasquez. Baracoa does not disappoint the visitor. Join me in my next two vlogs as I explore Baracoa in search of its interesting aspects.
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Baracoa invokes the imagination. A place located at the eastern end of Cuba that has an amazing historical connection with Columbus and Velasquez. It does not disappoint the visitor. Join me in my next three vlogs as I explore this fascinating town. Baracoa is a municipality and city in Guantánamo Province near the eastern tip of Cuba. It was visited by Admiral Christopher Columbus on November 27, 1492, and then founded by the first governor of Cuba, the Spanish conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar on August 15, 1511. It is the oldest Spanish settlement in Cuba and was its first capital (the basis for its nickname Ciudad Primada, "First City"). The original inhabitants of the island were Taíno. They were eradicated by European diseases throughout the island. A local hero is Hatuey, who fled from the Spanish in Hispaniola and raised a Taíno army to fight the Spanish in Cuba. According to the story Hatuey was betrayed by a member of his group and sentenced to burn at the stake. It is said that just before he died a Catholic priest tried to convert him so he would attain salvation; Hatuey asked the priest if Heaven was the place where the dead Spanish go. When he received an answer in the affirmative he told the priest that he would rather go to Hell.
Cruz de Parra - Christopher Columbus landed in Cuba in a place he named Porto Santo. It is generally assumed from his description that this was Baracoa, although there are also claims it was Gibara. But Columbus also described a nearby table mountain, which is almost certainly nearby El Yunque. He wrote in his logbook "the most beautiful place in the world ...I heard the birds sing that they will never ever leave this place...". According to tradition, Columbus put a cross called Cruz de la Parra in the sands of what would later become Baracoa harbor.
Around 15 August 1511 (the official foundation day) Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar was appointed the first governor of Cuba and built a villa here and named the place 'Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa', thus making Baracoa the first capital of Cuba.[3] In 1518 it received the title of city and the first Cuban bishop was appointed here. As a result, several remains of the Spanish occupation can still be seen here, such as the fortifications El Castillo, Matachín and La Punta and the cemetery.
In the 16th and 17th centuries the isolated location made it a haven for illegal trade with the French and English. At the beginning of the 19th century many French fled here from the revolution of independence in Haiti, who started growing coffee and cocoa.
The Bay of Honey with El Yunque towering in the background
From the middle of the 19th century many expeditions of independence fighters landed here (including Antonio Maceo and José Martí) which greatly helped the independence from Spain in 1902.
Before the Cuban Revolution the only access was by sea, but in the 1960s a 120-kilometre-long (75 mi) road from Guantánamo named La Farola was built through the mountains, which was one of the showcases of the revolution. The road had already been planned by the Batista government, but never got built. The highest point of the road is at over 600 m and it passes over 11 bridges. (wikipedia)
20 minutes of yoga would kill me,Im too fat and old but more power to you Lobo. You really manage to travel the whole country and you have done that in other video's you have done. I just think its great.
a week goes by quickly as I need to upload again this evening with more from Baracoa ... not a bad vlog by my own admission although statistics will tell me other wise. Yes yoga ....can be practiced at any level - just search You Tube for Easy yoga. Hope your holidays are progressing well in Queensland.
Yes when I travel somewhere I tend to do the "whole" country as was the case in Cuba. Since I may never go back I can't miss my opportunity to do so.
After Baracoa I make my way to the other end of the island. Anyway it was all good. All the best
Lobo
Lobo, Thank you for your travel wisdom & nuances. I wonder what is your total travel average cost each month over the last 6 years for you alone, not including the cost for Barbara? You are a retired teacher? Am I correct? What did Barbara do? Is she an artist? Best wishes!
Hello Daniel - Thanks for viewing my channel. Yes I am a retired high school teacher. I don't mention that often so you must have seen one of my videos somewhere where I actually said that. Barbara is still working as she is quite a few years younger than I am. Her career is working with the visually impaired. Because Barbara is still working I often travel by myself as in Cuba for instance. Come to think of it, sometimes Barbara travels by herself (with a friend) - for example - her climb of Mt. Kilimanjao - see the Tanzania Playlist.
The last trip we took together was India - see the India Playlist.
So we have fun traveling together and traveling apart.
Appearances apart we actually travel a lot less than it seems. For example Cuba - travel for six week - vlogs for a year and I am still not finished with Cuba.
Now as to cost - unfortunately I don't have the records to answer your question directly. That is unfortunate since it would be nice to know that.
So some general comments.
I tend to travel independently (no group travel) for as little as possible. That is the overall philosophy as I would rather stay longer with less luxury.
In Cuba that meant about $20 a night in a case particular (private home) and maybe $10 a day for food. Bus travel costs are low. So Cuba is one of the cheapest destinations especially if you avoid paying in CUCs the convertible peso that is equivalent to a US dollar. That takes a lot of effort and I made that effort. It means you end up with second best but so what.
India was more expensive. Hong Kong of course a lot more. Shanghai also more expensive. In Japan the aim of my vlog was to show that it was not that expensive if you slept in capsule hotels and avoided restaurants etc.
Conclusion: despite my efforts to keep costs as low as possible, in the end it still adds up to a substantial amount of money.
All the best Dan and above all I hope you also have the opportunity to travel.
Regards Lobo and Barbara.
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Hola amigos, espero que todo esté bien contigo en Baracoa. Fue un placer conocerte y quedarte en su casa....Lobo
Hola soy lester ,muchas gracias por publicar mi casa ,mucha salud para usted y familia sus comentarios muy buenos
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Hola soy lester baracoa espero que estes bien usted y familia muchas gracias por ser su amigo y ayudarme...LESTER