Cuba past and present . in1508 in pitching his ships which were careenedin Havana harbour and from which fact the littlebay received the name of Puerto de entering Guanabacoa it is advisable to re-main in the car until the central plaza is reachedas from here short strolls may be taken about thetown. About the plaza are numerous caf6s andrestaurants and within a few blocks are the mostinteresting churches and other sights. Near theplaza is the College of the Pious Schools ofGuanabacoa, an enormous, walled edifice built likea fortress and with a statue in a lofty niche inone corner
Cuba past and present . in1508 in pitching his ships which were careenedin Havana harbour and from which fact the littlebay received the name of Puerto de entering Guanabacoa it is advisable to re-main in the car until the central plaza is reachedas from here short strolls may be taken about thetown. About the plaza are numerous caf6s andrestaurants and within a few blocks are the mostinteresting churches and other sights. Near theplaza is the College of the Pious Schools ofGuanabacoa, an enormous, walled edifice built likea fortress and with a statue in a lofty niche inone corner before which burns continuously —not an oil lamp or a candle, but a modern electriclight! This school is one of the most famous inCuba and the visitor will usually be admitted uponrequest. In style the school is very similar tothe old California missions, but is in splendid re-pair and the stranger seems transported to dayslong past as he wanders through the pillaredcolonnades and about the flower-filled patios with. CJ oT > H o o23S< tq H THE SUBURBS OF HAVANA 83 the noise and bustle of the outside world com-pletely shut off by the massive -walls. From Guanabacoa the tourist may return directto Havana or better still may continue by bus toCojimar, a seaside resort on the northern shore,with a splendid bathing beach beside which standsa quaint old fort known as the Little days may be spent in Cojimar if desired,for the village has a good hotel known as theCampoamor. From Cojimar the bus may be taken to Guana-bacoa, but a better plan is to return by auto-busto Casa Blanca, a little fishing village nestling onthe hillside under Cabanas, and from this quaint,unspoiled town return by ferry to Luz wharf. Having taken these near-by trips, the visitorwill be anxious to see more of rural Cuba and todo this he may take any one of the various railwaylines or the coastal steamships and visit the prin-cipal towns of the interior or either Coast, or hemay travel by au
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