Fuerte de la Punta

Baracoa


This Spanish fort has watched over the harbor entrance at the northwestern end of town since 1803. The super thick, hurricane-resistant walls now hide a restaurant.


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2. Casa del Cacao

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3. Poder Popular

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On triangular Plaza Independencia (this being Baracoa, they couldn't have a square plaza) is the neoclassical Poder Popular, a municipal government…

4. Bust of Hatuey

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7. Fuerte Matachín

0.96 MILES

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8. Playa Duaba

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