Gibara, Cuba. A Travel Guide

Gibara is a sleepy town on the north coast of Cuba, Holguin province. More here tinyurl.com/ya3qeza2
Located on the entrance to a small harbour, the settlement is surrounded on three sides by water. To the south, distant low green limestone hills rise above the glassy inlet. On the ocean coast, small waves break on a narrow sandy beach. Apparently, when Christopher Columbus landed near here, he commented: “it is the most beautiful land that human eyes saw.”
Aside from an annual Film Festival, Gibara is a sleepy and forgotten backwater. Slumbering in baking Carribean sun, the dusty grid of streets and run down plazas are mostly deserted. The architecture dates from not long after the town was founded, in 1817. Many buildings are dilapidated, presumably collapsed following one of the significant cyclones that hit. Others are beautifully restored, painted bright, in the colours that Cuba knows how to do so well. Few buildings are modern or deviate from the old local Spanish style.

[@alfonsojuan81]

Es otra Gibara que acabo de conocer..Increible..Hice ahi mi pos-graduado en 1976..No habia Restaurantes.. \un solo hotel de madera ( El Ordoño creo )... Se han pasado 47 años...Me gustaria visitarla de nuevo..

[@aniabatista797]

OMG i was born there , and have family there. God bless

[@dgc1225]

2.03 wtf is you doin filming my cousin and the dog?😂💀💀 Fabio Antonioooo

[@user-cd9kj2kb1b]

Hi Ben, i’m wondering if I can use some of your footage for a mini vlog for Gibara. Don’t know if you still have any of the footage but if you do that would be great! Thank you!

[@TravelCollected]

Yes of course!

[@gerarmartinez5315]

Hola estoy localizandolo por que yo estoy realizando un documental de gibara y me interesaria que usted me diera permiso de usar este video para el documental, solo utilizaria algunos planos, ha y si usted tiene material de archivo que me pueda donar se lo agradeceria, sin mas me despido saludos

[@TravelCollected]

Hola, sorry I don't speak Spanish, but google translate tells me you are asking if you can use some of my footage for a documentary? If that is correct - no problem...I can send you some of this footage. Let me know where! Thanks.

[@gerarmartinez5315]

Ben Howe Thank you first for your response, if I am working on a documentary of gibara and I really liked the picture you made, besides asking for permission to use your material, if you have more video file material that you can donate to me on gibara greetings, or email is [e-mail] and my facebook gerar martinez

[@sammiller552]

from my understanding, the only way to get to this city is via car

[@anthonyorafferty5632]

Iv'e cycled it loads of times

[@syol5196]

...besides the elegant hotel you're staying in..hope you guys notice villagers houses falling to pieces...people living in extreme poverty, with no other rights than being slaves of a 63 years dictatorship...That's the real cuban tour...