Guacamaro’s Tour: Sustainable tourism with a community focus in Matanzas By: Rachell Cowan Canino /Photos: Courtesy of the project There are places you visit and places you inhabit, even if only for a few hours. Guacamaro’s Tour belongs to the latter category. Just a stone’s throw from Varadero, Cuba’s main beach resort, this Local Development Project (LDP) is rewriting the tourism narrative in the province of Matanzas, demonstrating that beyond the bridges and all-inclusive hotels, there is a profound, authentic, and transformative Cuba. We are greeted by Judith Rodríguez Reyes, the project director, in a setting that could well be the prelude to the experience: the intense green of the Matanzas mountains serves as a backdrop while the first birdsong announces that here, nature sets the pace. Judith is not your typical hotel executive; she comes from the world of rescue and the Red Cross, and the perspective of someone who [...]

What the song "Guantanamera" doesn't tell you A collaboration by Yoanna Cervera/ Photos: Guantanamo Travel When dawn breaks in Cuba, the light always chooses the same spot to appear first: the easternmost point of the island. That's why the people of Guantánamo proudly say that they receive the sun before anyone else, as if each sunrise were an exclusive gift. So when someone hums "Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera," they may not realize they are unwittingly invoking the land where the day is born first. And what follows is an invitation to explore it. The City of Guantanamo: Straight streets and much more Before venturing into the mountains and coasts, it's worth stopping in the provincial capital. Guantánamo is a city laid out in a grid pattern, with straight, wide streets that distinguish it from the colonial design of other Cuban cities. Those who walk its streets discover a unique feature: many architectural [...]

Aeroporto di Varadero: il primo aeroporto cubano ad essere autosufficiente al 100% grazie all'energia solare Con una potenza di 1.212 MW e una capacità di stoccaggio di 5 ore, il terminale internazionale Juan Gualberto Gómez garantirà operazioni stabili e sostenibili, inviando al mondo un messaggio di resilienza nel complesso contesto energetico che l'isola si trova ad affrontare. Nonostante le enormi sfide che il Sistema Elettrico Nazionale (SEN) si trova ad affrontare, il principale motore turistico di Cuba sta compiendo un passo significativo verso il futuro. L'aeroporto internazionale Juan Gualberto Gómez Ferrer, porta d'accesso a Varadero, diventerà il primo aeroporto del Paese a gestire l'intero fabbisogno energetico grazie a un ambizioso parco solare fotovoltaico. Secondo quanto riportato dal quotidiano Girón, questo progetto, già in fase di preparazione, non è solo un'opera infrastrutturale, ma anche una risorsa energetica vitale per la più importante meta balneare di Cuba. Mentre gran parte del Paese è [...]