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Cuba Holiday - A Trip to Guama Cuba holidays are always my first choice for a relaxing vacation. Last March, I decided to take a break from the long Canadian winter and travel to Cuba on holidays. It was an on the spot decision, so I didn't have much time for planning. I had already been to Cuba on holidays several times, but it was the first time I travelled to Cuba on my own, with no excursion, no hotel reservation and with not even a clear idea of where I was heading, just open to any suggestion and any change in plans.

I arrived to Havana City late in the afternoon and some Cuban friends welcomed me at the airport. I always travel to Havana on my Cuba holidays, maybe because Havana is no doubt my favorite Cuba holiday destination. After a couple of days walking along Old Havana streets, enjoying the sunsets at Malecon, dancing to the rhythm of Cuban music and listening to Cuba Jazz bands at Havana Jazz Café, we decided to rent a car and take a tour on our own from Havana, south to Trinidad. I rented a car and my friend George agreed to drive. He is a very good driver and I didn't feel
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We got on the car and headed to Guama, our first place stop on my Cuba holidays after leaving Havana and one of top Cuba attractions not so far from the capital city. Guama is a natural place in the Marsh of Zapata, south of Matanzas. We arrived to Guama at about 9 o'clock in the morning and got a boat to go to one of the islands in which 26 sculptures made by Cuban artist Rita Longa recreate life of first Cuba inhabitants in a small village. This island is located in La laguna del Tesoro (the Lagoon of the Treasure) which is said to have been called like that because of a treasure Indians living in this area threw to the waters of the lagoon so Spanish didn't keep it for themselves. Keep in mind that Cubans call Indians those native inhabitants that lived in the island before the Spanish conquerors

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