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Pinar del Rio (province) Travel Guide

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Pinar del Rio is a province in Western Cuba.

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This is the name of the provice (state) as well as the name of the Capital city. The best way to get there is Viazul Bus. In feb 2006, the ticket was $12 CUC from havana and there are three buses going there in a day starting from early in the morning. The buses are comfortable safe and very tourist friendly. Make sure you book for the ticket, otherwise you will have to be lucky enough to get a seat in the reservation. Taxi costs $200CUC.

Cities

Other destinations

Viñales Valley

The Viñales valley is a Unesco World Heritage Site.

The village (also called Viñales) has with amazing people and lovely weird looking mountains called Mogotes around it.

Here are some photos of the Viñales Valley.

Understand

Talk

Get in

the best and most widely used way to get it in is going there on a bus from havana. prior reservation is important which is possible online.

Get around

See

Itineraries

Do

Eat

(in vinales) there are a few hotels around the village, but the best place to eat is in the Casa particulares (the paid hosts). the average cost of a dinner is $5 CUC and a break fast $4CUC

Drink

Mojito.

lots of it. it is a cool cuban drink.

we found a place, Hotel Emerita, where you can get in for $10CUC for a whole day of swimming pool and 3 drinks or 5 cuban beer. From this place, the sunset is perfect, and there will be many there from all over to see the sun going down if the skies are clear.

Stay safe

Get out

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