Casa Colonial Ykira

Maceo 168 (between Cespedes and Ciro Frias), Baracoa, Cuba | Hotel

Travel Blogs from Baracoa

Baracoa part 2 - let's get political!

A travel blog entry by panzaverde

... answered her (in Spanish): "You can get internet at one shop in town. It's 6 CUC an hour. But only for you tourists. We Cubans can't use it."

"Oh really?" said our Belgian friend. "Why's that?"

"Because Fidel doesn't want us to know what's happening in the world. The Government wants our eyes to be closed. They are afraid that if we have internet our eyes will be opened. We can only use email for work."

Nat: ...

Baracoa - Yum.

A travel blog entry by panzaverde

... our casa each morning.

Baracoa is the first place in Cuba where we've checked out some nature. Nearby Parque Alejandro Von Humboldt has many endemic species. We saw a tiny frog (guide said only 8.5mm fully grown though the photo link says 7mm) and a tiny hummingbird. Also snakes, millipedes and the Cuban national bird (it's ...

Baracoa - oppsummert

A travel blog entry by steinaag

71

... eller paa store scener, vet hvor mye glede (og troest!) det finnes i aa haa noe aa klimpre bekymringsloest / -fullt paa, selv for oss. Kanskje reise tilbake en gang med noen instrumenter i sekken...

Bussen til Santiago skulle egentlig gaa kl. 13, men den hadde havarert paa formiddagen. De kunne ikke si noe mer om naar den endelig kunne dukke opp, saa da ble resten av torsdagen brukt til aa vente. Paa bussholdeplassen fikk vi et lite innblikk i ...

Vi drar til Baracoa

A travel blog entry by steinaag

25

... turen, og uten A/C. På de veiene her som allerede beskrevet, bare enda villere og mer variert - selv små barn vandrer i veikanten når vi dundrer forbi i 70 km/t, sjåføren ser ut til å bry seg. Det eneste sjåføren så ut til å bruke det lille av energi det er mulig å ha på en slik ferd var for øvrig å tute og snakke gris til alle jentene han fant interessant langs veien.

Turen ble på beste vis avsluttet med to timer uten 50 meter sammenhengende på jevnt underlang, og det var ...

Salsa!!

A travel blog entry by smitherson

20

... there. Its a shame others don't see the damage they are doing to their country.

The next day we were up early as Eider (one of the dancers from Bararumba) had invited us to his appartment for a lesson in Cuban Salsa. So off we tramped for probably the hottest hour of our trip so far!! Baracoa's tropically hot and humid, so the lesson was real hot! He taught us lots of cool moves and we started ...

Traveler rating: 5.0/5 Outstanding (5 reviews)

Location

This hotel, located on Maceo 168 (between Cespedes and Ciro Frias), Baracoa, is near Pink Sands Beach, Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, Tarpum Bay, and Rock Sound.
Map this hotel

More great choices in Baracoa

Search for more deals in Baracoa

TripAdvisor Reviews Casa Colonial Ykira Baracoa

5.00 of 5 stars Outstanding