VARADERO CUBA

11/28/11

LIST OF CUBA BEST BEACHES


 CUBA BEST BEACHES
IF you are searching for the Worlds Best Beaches then Cuba has at least five of them. The tough part is to try and select  the five best beaches in Cuba imagining that the island is made up of majestic  5800 km of pristine coastlines that create 300 gorgeous white sand  beaches. Cuba’s stunning beaches are all white powder sugar-sands contrasted by warm soothing turquoise waves of the Atlantic Ocean. Cuba’s southern beaches more for tourist that want crystal clear water and adventure and perfect tranquility. As Cuban beach vacations increase in popularity, Varadero Cuba has been selected as one of the worlds best beaches and we  have also picked some of the best kept tourist secrets from Cuba's amazing coast line. Here are Cuba's Best Top 5 Beaches virgin and unspoilt by tourism, pollution and overcrowding. We hope you will agree with our choices. Enjoy Cuban Beaches!

1. Cayo Santa Maria’s Beach

Cayo Santa Maria Beach in Cuba
Cayo Santa Maria is one of Cuba's most beautiful secret beaches that is located off the north east coast, this small island, with its 10 km of virtually untouched beaches has been designated a UNESCO reserve, making it a stunning location for your Cuban beach or all inclusive holiday. Santa Maria Key is home to some memorable wildlife, tourist should not be surprised to flying pink flamingos, endemic ugly lizards, Cuban molluscs and the island’s national bird - the Cuban Tocoroco bearing all the red, white and blue of the Cuban flag. Biology lovers love  the island is home to over 250 species of colorful Cuban flora and fauna.

Cayo Santa Maria’s beach itself is one of the most tranquil in Cuba and stretches for 13 kilometres of very fine white sands, with calm crystal clear waters. The coral barrier protects the beach from winds, meaning waves are never overwhelming and allows a selection of marine life to make this Cuban beach paradise its home.

2. Varadero Beach
Varadero Beach in Cuba
Varadero is really the best and most popular beach in all of Cuba and also is considered by many beach experts as  World Best Beach. Varadero beach stretches to 25 km of white pristine sugar sands ensuring it is the by far the number one beach resort and  Cuba beach holiday in all the Caribbean.
Varadero has everything you can imagine including over 28 world class diving spots, shallow clear waters and a large variety of flora and fauna. Varadero beach in Cuba is defined as world class beach vacation and renowned for its quality of beach, water and of coarse its excellence.

Varadero beach has shallow warm crystal clear water for 50 meters  making it the safest beach choice for families with children, and the Varadero waters are so clear that it is impossible to not see the ocean floor for miles around.  Even Cuban divers enjoy a Cuba beach holiday in Varadero as a real adventure with the area boasting large variety of exotic fish, lobsters, crabs and shrimps with over 60 types of coral and 81 types of molluscs. Tourist in Varadero truly enjoy the hot white sand and warm sunshine will also enjoy the Varadero Dolphins Show which are one of Varadero beaches main tourist attractions.

3. Cayo Coco Beach
Cayo Coco Beach in Cuba
Cayo Coco is located off the north coast of Cuba, and nestled in one of the most stunning coral reefs in the world lies the island of Cayo Coco. The island is made up of over 30 km of  the worlds best  white sand beaches. Cayo Cuba as its sometimes called by Cuban tourist is something of a scuba diving haven full of unexplored treasures. Just  10 km of snowy sugar-white beaches, gently kissing  the Atlantic Ocean, to the south wild lush tropical mangroves, and wildlife heaven for nature adventure awaits every tourist that vacations in Cayo Caco.

Cayo Coco's virgin  coral reef surrounds the island is voted as the second most important coral reeef in Cuba and also in the world by experts. Australia is # 1. Cayo Coco has a large range of exotic aquatic life that scuba divers can see as they dive in Cuban waters which have excellent underwater visibility so divers can clearly see the range of  coral reef, red snappers, tarpons, lobsters, sharks and barracudas, as they swim around the crystal clear sea of Cuba.

Cuban beaches host a wide array of flora and fauna for nature lovers, including tame colorful flying pink flamingos, over 30,000, white herons, friendly pelicans, mocking birds and even Cuban ducks for hunting.

4. Guardalavaca Beach
Guardalavaca Beach in Cuba
Guardalavaca Beach is located on Cuba's northern Atlantic ocean with golden sands and turquoise oceans of Guardalavaca’s beach. Only 3 km it’s one of the smallest beaches in Cuba but it’s still an amazing beautiful beach to holiday.  So beautiful Guardalavaca is protected by Cuba's coral reefs 300 metres out, making it an explosion of colorful Cuban sealife.

Cuba beach holiday hotspots must include Guardalavaca because the water is so clear, with visibility of 30 metres, and the underwater caves at Gibara allow some exciting underwater exploration for the experienced deep sea diver. Cuban beaches are home to various colorful coral beds, crustaceans and tropical fish, including swordfish, Cuban mackerel and barracuda, making a trip to Guardalavaca beach a nature lover’s dream vacation.

5. Cayo Largo Beach
Cayo Coco Beach in Cuba

 Cayo Largo beach is Cuba's most popular scuba diving site and boasts some of Cuba’s most stunning colorful coral reefs as well as gorgeous beaches of white, unspoilt sands. Trully a joy to vacation with your family.  Cayo Largo is only accessible via a small flight or boat trip from Havana. Make every excuse but so not miss this beach holiday  on Cay Largo in south coast of Cuba with only a handful of calming hotels that leave Cayo Cuba uunspoilt by massive comercial tourism.

Cuba's biggest selling point for Cayo Largo’s beach is that it feels remote, isolated and a complete escape from pressures of hectic city living. No big American restaurants, no crazy shopping malls and no commercialism.  Cayo Largo succeeds as an island so tranquil and calm that to do anything other than relax and sunbathe would seem like a sin against mother nature. Cayo Coco island is perfect vacation for romatic couples, large families with kids and even singles looking to party in paradise. Foreign tourist should note that Cayo Largo is often considered Cuba's nudist and non-nudist island.

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11/3/11

CUBA ALLOWS REAL ESTATE SALES

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Varadero News Cuba. The Cuban government announced in Havana today that Cuba has approved a law allowing Cuban people to buy and sell homes for the first time in 50 years, in the latest instalment of President Raul Castro's reforms of the island's Soviet-style economy.

Published Thursday in the Official Gazette, the law applies to Cuban citizens and permanent residents and allows sales, donations and exchanges between private parties.

The reform goes into effect November 10 with the goal of "contributing to the solution of the housing problem" and "guaranteeing the effective exercise of the rights of owners," the law said.

The measure is part of a series of economic reforms aimed at reviving the economy of the communist-ruled island and easing a severe housing shortage.

CASTRO YES TO REAL ESTATE SALES
Castro has begun the process of reorganizing a system in which 85 percent of the country's five million workers are employed by the state.

The expansion of the private sector was the main plank in reform plans endorsed at the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party, in an effort to restructure a Soviet-style economic model and revive a stagnant economy while stopping short of creating a market-led system.

Nearly 80 percent of Cubans own their residences but until now the only transactions available were under a complex system of informal exchanges. At the same time, the country is believed to have a deficit of around a million homes, with the situation made worse by a shortage of building materials and hurricane damage in recent years.

Three years ago, the government acknowledged that its national housing construction and maintenance program was meeting only five to seven percent of the population's needs.

In the absence of authorized home sales, a vast underground economy had grown up in which large sums of money changed hands.

So, for example, a young couple seeking more space would have to pay several thousand dollars off the books to take over a pensioner's four room residence in central Havana.

Under the new system, such a transfer would be a straight commercial transaction with the seller paying the state a four percent sales tax. All homes must now be registered with the government to identify their rightful owners.

In an effort to discourage speculation, the new law allows Cubans to own just one main residence and one secondary home.

A census that is to be conducted next year will provide the government with a truer picture not only of demographic trends but also of the real estate situation in the country.

The new law had been widely expected under the reforms adopted by the party, and comes after a measure allowing the private sale of automobiles in early October.

A separate law allowing Cubans greater freedom to travel abroad is expected to be enacted before the end of the year.

Under the new reforms, the number of private business operators has hit more than 333,000, above the expectations of the authorities, from 148,000 in 2010.

Last year, Castro's government vastly expanded the number of sectors where private enterprises can operate, with 181 professions now open.
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11/1/11

Varadero Sexy Tropicana Dancers

VARADERO TROPICANA CABARET CUBA
VARADERO TROPICANA NIGHTLIFE IN CUBA
VARADERO SEXY HOT NIGHT LIFE

Night club that is similar to the original Havana Cabaret Tropicana in terms of nature of its shows,
the quality of its guest performers, both national and local, first class cuisine and open air setting.
Dinner with first class service, national and international cocktails, the cabaret has 416 seats.
Souvenir shop, Cuban cigar shop, flower service, instant photos and videos, are available there.
By reservation only, open: from 8:30 pm to 2:40 am
Located: amphitheater at the entrance to Varadero, beside the bridge.
Continental Cabaret and Disco
Located: Hotel International, Varadero.
Tel: 66 7038 open: 8:00 pm – 4:00 am

VARADERO DANCE CLUBS
VARADERO TROPICANA CLUB
La Patana Night Club Located: Carretera Via Blanca, Varadero, Cuba
Tel: 61 9971 open: 9:00 pm – 4:00 am

Cueva del Pirata Night Club Located: Autopista Sur km 11, Varadero, Cuba
Tel: 66 7751 open: 9:00 pm – 2:00 am

Santiago Night Club Located: Hotel Melia Varadero, Cuba
Tel: 66 7013 open: 9:00 pm – 2:00 am
VARADERO DISCO SHOWS
El Jaguey Night ClubRuinas de Matasiete
Located: Calle Luis Cuni, viaducto Habana-Varadero, Matanzas.
Tel: 25 3387 open: 10:00 pm – 5:00 am

Arrechabala Night ClubLocated: Calle Saez No.767, Cardenas city.
Tel: 52 4717 open: 9:30 pm – 2:00 am

Havana Club DiscoLocated: Centro Comercial Copey 64 y 3 a Ave. Varadero.
Tel: 61 4555 open: 10:30 pm – 3:00 am
Varadero Havana Club Rum
HAVANA CLUB  CUBAN RUMS
Palacio de La Rumba DiscoLocated: Ave. Las Americas km 4, Varadero.
Tel: 66 8210 open: 9:00 pm – 3:00 am

La Bamba DiscoLocated: Hotel Tuxpan, Varadero.
Tel: 66 7560 open: 10:30 pm – 3:00 am

La Goleta DiscoLocated: Hotel Sol Palmeras, Varadero.
Tel: 66 7009 open: 10:30 pm – 4:00 am
VARADERO  TOPICANA DANCING GIRLS
La Cascada DiscoLocated: Hotel Melia Las Americas, Varadero.
Tel: 66 7600 open: 10:00 pm – 3:00 am

Canimao DiscoLocated: Hotel Canimao, Matanzas.
Tel: 66 1014 open: 9:30 pm – 3:00 am

La Movida DiscoLocated: Hotel Oasis, Varadero.
Tel: 66 7380 open: 9:00 pm – 3:00 am
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VARADERO PARTY ON THE SEXY BEACH

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8/4/11

BUY CONDO IN VARADERO CUBA

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Varadero Beach Condos For Sale
Cuba Travel will soon be replaced by Cuba Condos if the new Cuban Real Estate  laws come into effect. Soon foreigners will soon be able to buy and sell real estate like homes, villas on luxury golf course and marina condos in Varadero Cuba same as they now do in Florida, New York, London or Toronto.
Cubans are competing in the Caribbean real estate market with Mexico. Cuban officials want to make sure the tourism real estate safe enough to meet international investment standards.

Tourism-related development projects are on the designing boards of international investment companies for more than a decade are poised to reap the huge benefits of a changing of realestate laws in Cuba.

Cuban tourism is going upscale by advertising construction of Cuban golf courses and marinas under the Cuban Executive Council of State law that now permits 99-year leases on Cuban land to foreign real estate developers to build tourism-related investment projects.

Foreign developers that have been lining up  for new Varadero golf and condo projects just because of the 99-year lease as the equivalent of outright ownership an increase from the old 50-year leases.
Miami lawyers have been researching Cuba's real estate investment laws in Cuba for more than 40 years waiting for this opportunity. This shows the World that Raúl Castro's government wants to open up the economy toward the China model while Fidel is not opposed nor can he reverse the process.

Regulations for foreign ownership of hotels, Villas and condos have not been finalized into  Cuban Law however Foreigners will be allowed to buy and sell and to lease Cuban property.
Cuban taxes and fees the government has not published yet.

Cubans are very intelligent much more than the world gives them credi because they are all well educated and they do their homework.
Former Cuban-American real estate buyers cannot legally buy property in Cuba because of U.S law but wealthy Cubans living in Florida and Miami will be the largest potential group of buyers.
Real estate sales, golf and marinas can't work well without Americans so the Cuban Minister of Tourism stated that Cuba will start negotiations with foreign investors over 29 new Cuban golf projects from Britain, Spain, Canada including Leisure Canada's Havana & Varadero Beach developments.
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7/20/11

Varadero Cuba Travel Guide



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Varadero Cuba Tour Guide
Varadero Cuba # 1Travel Guide helps you from Havana to Varadero beach along the coast visiting Varadero Hotels, Restaurants, Airports, and Cuba Beaches.
Start with a tour of Famous Gangster Al Capones Vacation home in Varadero Cuba. Legend says that Capone buried his stolen treasures on this property so finders Keepers lets start our Tour of Varadero Cuba
The Varadero Museum is nice to pass a quick afternoon and catch a little Cuban history. Varadero #1 All Inclusive Hotel Villa Cuba is favorite for Good Beach, low prices. One of my favorite places to stay at in Varadero. Perfect for the family, lovers, and just a good all around cheap Varadero vacation.
 Varadero's Hottest Wildest Disco Latin Salsa Dance Club
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Open till the sun comes up and filled all night long with ht Cuban women and men that just want to dance drink and party with you all night long. Enjoy and visit VARADERO BEACHES
 Varadero Most Famous Night spot. "La Rumba" the wildest, craziest Cuban Dance club full of really hot sexy Cubans and tourist dancing the steamy night till the Cuban sun comes up. Many a tourist have their best Cuban Memories here

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7/17/11

VARADERO BUSINESS TRAVEL

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VARADERO BEACH
BUSINESS IN VARADERO
Varadero is perfect for business meetings as it has a modern conference center located near the Melia Las Americas Hotel and Golf Resorts.  Varadero's Plaza America Business Conference Center features many the facilities needed for both business in Cuba and incentive tourism.

Varadero has always been an open and free port with excellent scuba diving, deep-sea fishing, yachting and other water sports.

TRAVEL TO VARADERO
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Town of Varadero

How To Get There
Varadero has a large modern airport and good Marina facilities for boaters. Varadero's Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport has direct flights from North, South and Central America and the Caribbean but also from every major city in Europe, South America and Africa.

If you are already in Cuba then the best choice is the scenic highway  that directly links Varadero with Havana, 80 miles or 125 km  away.
However if you decide to come by water then you can select three beautiful well equipped marinas such as the Chapelín, Gaviota and Puertosol Darsena de Varadero.Share comments about Varadero The Varadero Cuba Team Varadero Cuba Havana Cayo Coco Trinidad Cayo Largo
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VARADERO CUBA

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VARADERO BEACH IN CUBA
 Varadero Cuba was started as an exclusive vacation resort in the late 1930's & 1940s. However Varadero did not realy begome a world class network of beachfront hotels and attractions untill the last 15 years when the Cuban ministry of tourism began to invest and promote Varadero as one of the most beautiful resort destinations on earth.

VARADERO BEACHES
Varadero's best attractions have always been its magnificient beaches, yet you can explore its caves, its virgin cays and its preserved natural landscape at the tip of its peninsula.
Also Cárdenas and the city of Matanzas, the Zapata Peninsula and the San Miguel de los Baños Spa offer many eco freindly  attractions combined with cultural, historic attractions.

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6/18/11

IS VARADERO CUBA'S BEST RESORT?

VARADERO CUBA'S BEST VACATION RESORT
Varadero Beach Near Havana Cuba
Cuba’s best beach resort is with out question, Varadero. Yes, Varadero is small, but the quality of its beaches are among the best in the world. Varadero hotels are built along the Península de Hicacos, a 23-km-long thin peninsula,  which has only one or two roads lined with fabulous large all-inclusive tourist hotels, some small, chalets, vacation villas, many of which date from 1920's. It has to be one of the most beautiful places in the Carribbean.

VARADERO DEVELOPMENTS
Varadero is still growing under large developments and Cuban joint ventures with international foreign investors are still being encouraged to invest their US dollars and Euros in Cuba. The newest zone for development is Laguna Mangon at the far end of the Varadero peninsula which is not over-exploited and is a good place for a family vacation or just a hot beach holiday. Varadero's white pristine beaches are surprising quite empty, as and you can walk for miles along the white hot sand, totally isolated from the rest of Cuba, if not many tourists.

Varadero has always been a favorite tourist destination not only for international foreign tourist, but also for local Cubans as well. This Cubano-Yuma flavor gives Varadero a  a unique distinctive character that separates it from other resorts in the country such as Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo or Trinidad and Havana.

Varadero's chain of international hotel give it a special feeling that Tourists generally need to explore venture beyond these complexes to engage in their surroundings, but when they do go out, they are rarely disappointed.
Swim With The Dolphins of Varadero Cuba

THINGS TO DO IN VARADERO
There are many things to do during vacation on the the Varadero peninsula and throughout the province of Matanzas Cuba. The heavenly white pristine Cuban beaches, whose blue waters shimmer in every shade of bright blue from navy to bright turquoise, calling you to swim, play water-sports or simply to relax and soak up the hot sun on the gorgeous beaches. If you are feeling energetic you can choose between scuba diving, swimming across the Bahía in a catamaran, fishing, and many other water sports activities. You can visit some of the area's historical archeological sites, including the Cueva de San Ambrosio, a cave with ancient caveman paintings on the wall, or the Cuevas de Musulmanes, another cave famous for its church like use by the Siboney Indians. Another Varadero tourist attraction is Las Salinas, a salt mine which formed the basis of the region's economy during the colonial era.

Varadero's tip of the island is equally famous for its natural beauty and as a natural habitat for sighting  rare exotic Cuban birds, some of which are now extinct in the rest of the world. International Cuba birdwatchers come here on vacation every year with dreams of catching a rare sighting.

MATANZAS CUBA
The city of Matanzas is the birthplace of the century-old danzon musical style that continues to enjoy great popularity warrants a trip. There are archaeological digs, including the international famous Cueva de Bellamar, and excellent camping beach parks such as the Yumurí and Canasí Valleys, both of which have a rich blend of flora and fauna, rivers and natural viewpoints. If you prefer to tour Varadero, Trinidad or Havana itself, there is lots to see and do, including visiting Cuban parks, squares, old museums, and fine art galleries. Cuban architecture is extremely beautiful and rich in Spanish influence, and the city has a great view of the Bahía de San Juan so make sure you make a day trip to Visit Havana Holidays while you are on your Varadero Vacation.

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2/22/11

CUBA GOLF REVOLUTION

GOLF REVOLUTION IN CUBA?
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Varadero Cuba. Under Cuba's president Fidel Castro's rule, golf was all but forgotten in Cuba, but the elitist sport of the Americans is poised for a comeback on the communist-run island.
Castro and Che Guevara famously staged a golf match to antagonize then-U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower, and soon after he came to power in 1959 the revolutionary leader began his march on Cuba's dozen or more courses.
The tanks rolled in, and some were turned into military facilities. One became an art school, and Castro reportedly built a house on the fairways of another. By the time he was finished, only two courses remained.
But over half a century later, a more relaxed political regime and a hunger for the tourism dollar is set to transform Cuba into an unlikely golfing hotspot for Western travelers.
Gallery: Alberto Korda golf
"Golf is becoming a reality in Cuba this year," Andrew MacDonald, chief executive of London-based Esencia Hotels and Resorts, told CNN.
"The key moment was a change in Cuban property law last August to make foreign ownership far more attractive.
"The Cuban government have a vision of establishing 15-16 new golf courses in the next five to seven years."
Esencia is part of that vision. Its luxury Carbonera Country Club development in the beach resort of Varadero has been seven years in the making, and MacDonald hopes to start construction on the $300 million project in the next few months.
Cuba is 90 miles from Miami and has a great climate, coastal frontage for development and needs golf to support the tourism demands
Publicly traded Leisure Canada, a Cuban investment company based in Vancouver, is also at advanced stages with three planned golf developments in the Pinar del Rio province on Cuba's west coast.
And London-based firm Foster and Partners confirmed to CNN it has been commissioned by a Spanish developer to build a 2,000-unit golfing community with three courses in the same area.
Cuba currently has just 27 holes for golfers. The ramshackle nine-hole Havana Golf Club survived the Castro regime as a venue for foreign diplomats and visiting businessmen, while the Varadero Golf Club on the east coast was extended to 18 holes in 1998 thanks to a $20 million investment from the government.
Canadian Les Furber was the man who designed it, and he said the political climate made for a protracted process.

"Because of the U.S. embargo on products and services it was challenging to get many of the things we needed, and the economic time meant it took eight years to build the golf course due to the lack of diesel fuel, tires and batteries etc," he said.
Despite the frustrations, Furber is keen to return to the island to work on future developments, and believes Cuba is ideally situated to attract Western golfers.
"Cuba is 90 miles from Miami and has a great climate, coastal frontage for development and needs golf to support the tourism demands," he said.
"Cuba recognizes now that it does not have any financial support from foreign countries and needs tourism in a big way to help pay for its imports and lines of credit for most things it does not produce or manufacture."
Golf will be an Olympic event in 2016. Cuba should seriously prepare for golf as they have done with other sports
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Cuba's minister for tourism Manuel Marrero said in 2010 that 16 golf developments had already been approved by the Council of Ministers. He stressed that golf was fundamental to its plans to bolster the tourism industry.
But Havana Golf Club's resident professional Johan Vega has heard it all before. He remains skeptical over the mooted developments, and harbors doubts whether Cuba is truly ready to embrace the sport that, thanks to Castro, is no more than a minority activity.
"When the new ones open show them to me. Then I will know it is true," he told the Golf.com website.
"In Cuba golf culture simply doesn't exist. If you talk to people here about birdies and bogeys they have no idea what you mean."
Cuba's golf revolution will certainly be on the agenda in April when Varadero hosts the third annual Montecristo Cup, a tournament open to amateurs and professionals.
Spanish professional Alvaro Quiros will be the big-name attraction this year, and the four-time winner on the European Tour is fully behind the initiative to bring golf back to the Cuban people.
"It is important that support is given to many people in Cuba to play, practice and participate in golf," he said after his appearance at Varadero in 2010.
Golf just wasn't a priority in Cuba before and now it is. It's worth noting that 10 million U.S. citizens can already come here because of their Cuban relatives
--Esencia's Andrew MacDonald
"Golf will be an Olympic event in 2016. Cuba should seriously look at and prepare for golf as they have done with other sports -- baseball, boxing, track and field."
MacDonald is confident change is coming. He's been impressed by the enthusiasm and golfing knowledge of the Cuban contractors and government officials, and is utterly convinced their vision will become a reality.
"Golf just wasn't a priority in Cuba before and now it is," he said. "We hope that in years to come emerging young players will have the chance the develop and compete on an international level.
"Cuba is known for its baseball players, and when you think about it the golf swing is not a million miles away from that used in baseball."
While initially looking to the "Anglo-Saxon" tourist market, MacDonald believes the U.S. government will ultimately relax its restrictions on Americans visiting Cuba.
"I see that coming in softly over the next few years. But it's also worth noting that 10 million U.S. citizens can already come here because of their Cuban relatives," he said.
As for Castro and Guevara's famous game, it was won by the younger man with a score of 127. Castro shot over 150 and some have suggested his resentment of golf was simply down to the fact he was never any good at it.

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1/13/11

Varadero Secrets for travelers


The history of Varadero has very curious nuances which give it a halo of exoticism. It is said that its fine sands knew the presence of pirates and privateers, who had chosen the place as a shelter for their chests of jewels and gold doubloons. From that time, a cave remains, baptized as The Pirate Cave, now a night club showing guns and chests that supposedly belonged to the daredevil sailors. However, Varadero´s world fame was given, without possible doubts, for its 14 miles of clear, calm waters and its fine and white sands.

The fame of Varadero began to spread all around the world among those who chose the resort as the best place to enjoy the beauty and the weather of the tropics, and even among those who desired to improve their health. As a resort, Varadero is one of the most complete in the world: it has numerous hotels, caves, virgin keys, sea bottoms with more than 40 types of corals, fish and turtle diversity, and more than 70 species of mollusks. Varadero offers the visitor yacht trips, horse and motor rides, helicopter flights, parachuting, scuba diving, and almost all nautical activities that one can imagine. 3 marinas: Chapelin, Puertosol and Gaviota all offer scuba diving trips.
The nature is amazing in Varadero, and it has, among its immense natural wealth,a plant reservation dating many centuries back, when the beaches were still completely virgin. Along with the natural bounties of the area, the resort has a full package of excellent cultural and recreational programs, quite different from the classic resort programs of casinos and night clubs. In almost every hotel, there are night actitivies with live music and Cuban dancers, theater plays, circus shows, and aquatic ballet. Varadero has an amusement park, and more than 15 open-bar discos that are so lively, even those who seem to have two left feet can’t help but dance.
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Considered as the main beach destination in Cuba, Varadero has been receiving the largest percentage of tourists on the island, national and foreign, for a very long time. Today Canada, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom are the main markets sending travellers to the so called “blue beach”, and during the summer, a great number of Cubans that enjoy the beaches follow suit, trying to take advantage of the almost 32 degree Celcius that the clear waters may reach at noon. Even during the major years of the economic crisis the Cubans never stopped going, in order to fill the streets and parks, being part of that unique ambiance that takes over in Varadero.


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