Baracoa

The city of Baracoa, located at the eastern end of Cuba, is the capital of one of the most inaccessible areas of the island. The region is surrounded by mountains and the west coast of Cuba. For a long time, it had no land connection to the rest of the island and normal access to Baracoa was by boat. In the 60s they built the road that connects it with Santiago, a tortuous mountain pass with perilous curves that takes about 6 hours to pass. Baracoa has an airport that connects it to Havana and Santiago, although flights today are very rare (and in low season, there are even less). Certainly, reaching Baracoa is an adventure in itself, but that, far from being a problem, makes this corner of Cuba one of the most special places on the island, a bit like the "last frontier".