Central Cuba

Central Cuba (Spanish: Centro de Cuba) is a region of Cuba.

Regions

Matanzas

Villa Clara

Cienfuegos

Sancti Spiritus

Ciego de Ávila

Camagüey

Cities

• 1 Camaguey
• 2 Cienfuegos - the only Cuban city founded by the French, and known as the 'Pearl of the south'.
• 3 Santa Clara - the resting place of Che Guevara
• 4 Sancti Spiritus
• 5 Trinidad

Other destinations

Parks

• 1 Parque Nacional Ciénaga de Zapata (Ciénaga de Zapata National Park). A national park similar to Florida's Everglades National Park, with vast swamps and world-famous birdwatching, scuba diving, and beaches. The national park is on the Bahia de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs), the site of the 1961 American invasion.
• 2 Gran Parque Natural Topes de Collantes A natural park in the mountain range directly North of Trinidad. It offers caves, rivers, natural pools, and (from June to September) hills surrounded by Cuba's national flower.

Islands

• 3 Jardines del Rey – a chain of tropical islands off the north coast, including the popular Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo