Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Nowhere outside Havana is there a Cuban city with such definite character or such determination to have a good time as SANTIAGO DE CUBA . Set on a deep-water bay and cradled by mountains, the city is credited with being the most Caribbean part of Cuba, a claim borne out by the laid-back lifestyle and rich mix of inhabitants. It was here that the first slaves arrived from West Africa, and today Santiago boasts a larger percentage of black people than anywhere else in Cuba. Afro-Cuban culture , with its music, myths and rituals, formed its roots here, with later layers added by French coffee-planters fleeing revolution … more »