‘El Pelú de Mayajigua’ Tour.

This excursion takes the visitors to the middle of the jungle where El Pelú de Mayajigua lived for over 30 years. This character of XIX century survived a battle against the Spanish during the Independence War, and fearing that they will come back for him, he hid up on the jungle close to Mayajigua, living from the nature for 30 years until he found again the civilization and the news that they won the war. In memory of his great feat, in the zone where he lived, there is a complex of sculptures of him that was built in Ranchón del Pelú.

Jobo Rosado Protected Area

Just 19.2 km from Mayajigua (20 minutes) is located this natural paradise characterized by environmental education to the communities nearby and mini garden centers to preserve the endemic species of the zone. In Jobo Rosado you can see endemic birds and flora, and do some exchange with the peasants about the harvest tips.

Caguanes National Park

Located north of Mayajigua, on the border between the province of Sancti Spíritus and Ciego de Avila, is Caguanes National Park, just 32.9 km (30 minutes) from Mayajigua. Declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, this park combines several ecosystems: marine area, cays (islets), mangroves and forest. The site also houses archaeological sites in which we find a cave system with remains of primitive paintings with 29 rock art murals.

Visit Camilo Cienfuegos National Museum

Located in the town of Yaguajay 22.3 kilometers from Mayajigua (25 minutes) is this historical-cultural museum is in the same place that the scene of the Battle of Yaguajay took place. Here si displayed a collection from the insurrectionary period of 1952 to 1959, with the personal objects of Camilo Cienfuegos, as well as a sculpture in his honor, remains of the plane sent by Che and all the history of the Revolutionaries of Cuba.

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