Baracoa

From Santiago I walked out of town and found a truck that was just about to leave for Guantanamo. I jumped on and the amazing nice fare collector offered me the front seat of the cab for a little higher price. It was worth it to have a seat and see the beautiful landscape in front of us. In Guantanamo I jumped on a motorcycle at the station and we crossed the city so that he could drop me off at the road heading further east. I was heading to the very eastern tip of Cuba, to the end of the road at Baracoa. Once an isolated place on the opposite side of the Farola Mountains Baracoa was said to be the unique “Shangri-La” of Cuba. As soon as the motorcycle dropped me off I got a couple personal pizzas to go and as I walked up the bus line only for Cubans pulled up looking for passengers for Baracoa, which was still another 4 hours away over the steep Farola mountain range. I would have been a beautiful ride hitch-hiking in an open truck, but it was getting late and this would be a sweet way to go. They weren’t going to let me on, but of course money talks. The one bus manager and two drivers got to split 6 bucks between them and I had a cushy ride to the end of the road.













You would think they would look a little happier with the extra cash in their pockets


Reads: "True to our history"

Cuba's 5 heroes, again

Reads: "With Fidel we strugle for the great solutions"

Reads: "The revolution vigorous and victorious continues on"


Reads: "The flags of revolution and socialism with not be handed over without a fight"






Stopping for coffee in the middle of nowhere


Baracoa was an interesting town and I met some nice people, but I didn’t particularly care for it. Compared to Santiago the people were more closed off and cold. There weren’t as many cool old cars here, but the political propaganda seemed to be everywhere.

Reads: "We will bring the Baracoa to the world" -Fidel






Pizza for 5 Cuban Pesos or 20 cents(US)







People waiting in line to shop



Chief Hatuey: The original Cuban revolutionary



Reads: "Revolution is the sense of a historic moment, altruism, audacity, heroism. Change all that ought to be changed"

Reads: "We trust in the future of the revolution"

Yada, yada, yada

Reads: "True to our history"

Reads: "If the youth fail we all will fail" -Fidel

Reads: "Revolution es: changing all that ought to be changed"

Reads: "The party is the fundamental clay of the revolution"

Reads: "Independence" rather ironic considering all of the control over the people

Reads: "With Fidel and Raul strugle and work"

Reads: "Strugle and work, our commitment to fidel"

Reads: "Together with Fidel and Raul more united and vigilant"


Reads: "We will continue defending the revolution"

Fidel and Raul Castro

Reads: "Under threat and aggression Cuba responds: more revolution"


Reads: "Right on Fidel"

Reads: "Always with Fidel, immortal"

Reads: "La revolucion: blah, blah, blah"

Reads: "United, firm and victorious"

Reads: "Long live the Cuban revolution, long live Fidel"


Beutiful fish with coconut milk dinner, yummy!

Fresh cinder blocks