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	FAVORITE RIDES & DRIVES in the OESTE : ::: Las Terrazas to Viñales, 119km via Bahia Honda and La Palma [map] ::: La Bajada to Cabo San Antonio in Guanahacabibes peninsula, 60 km [map] ::: Soroa to Cayo Jutias, north of the Cordillera de Guaniguanico, 190 km [map] ::: Worst road in these parts : Santa Lucia (Cayo Jutias) to Mantua [map]
	CUBA OESTE • ONE WEEK ::: TOUCHING NATURE Day One : Habana Vedado — time for Yara, Coppelia, Habana Libre axis; Day Two : Habana Vieja — pedestrian Obispo; leave by train #29 at 17h40 arr Matanzas at 19h47 Day Three and Four : leave by Ferrocuba train at 08h30 arr Artemisa at 11h05 taxi to your Soroa casa for trekking or horseback riding in the senderos from Villas Soroa and Las Terrazas for its canopi ride over the lake, its bathing in the Baños San Juan cascades and its numerous mountain paths; Day Five and Six : Bay of Pigs in Zapata Peninsula for swamp life and bird watching from Playa Larga (Caleton) and Playa Giron (museum and Caleta Buena scuba); Day Seven : return to Havana by way of Matanzas for mountains, beach or historic centre + music night; CUBA OESTE • TWO WEEKS ::: NATURE AND HISTORY Day 1 and 2 : Habana Centro — Teatro America, Casa de Musica, Capitolio, Chinatown; Day 3, 4, 5 : Viazul Bus leaves 9h arr 12h50 Viñales — trek in valley, cocktail at Los Jasmines, cave exploring, beach of Cayo Jutias or lost-in-time Puerto Esperanza; try the night train to Pinar del Rio if you like adventure Day 6, 7, 8 : Viazul 45 min bus ride to Pinar del Rio (theaters+museums) Maria la Gorda (beach and scuba), Cabo San Antonio (peace at the very tip of the island); Day 9, 10, 11 :Viazul bus leaves Pinar 9h cnx Havana and arr 16h55 in Trinidad : mountains of Topes de Collantes, beaches of Ancon or historic centre + music nights; Day 12, 13, 14 : Viazul leaves Trinidad 07h00 via Cienfuegos and Sta Clara arr 10h30 in Remedios for village life, fabulous colonial casas, two small hotels and the cayos of the Cayeria Norte and some of the best beaches in the Caribbean Return to the capital : ) Viazul bus leaves 16h40, arrives Santa Clara at 17h35; the daily Viazul bus leaves at 08h40 arrives La Habana at 13h05 OR a night train leaves Santa Clara at 3h30 the next morning arriving La Habana at 08h00. Arrangements could be made with Angel to use a room a few hours for a fee, and also have dinner at Florida Centre.