CubaPLUS Magazine

On the so-called right bank of the mighty Toa River, winding through the lands of Baracoa, in the northeast of Cuba, was inaugurated approximately two years ago the Hostal Finca La Esperanza, with a charming rusticity very appropriate to the wild environment where rises an ideal little place to get in touch with deep and more natural Cuba .

Although there is not much to say about the trajectory of this new offer of nature tourism, we will say that the mansion in the style of a ranch of the so-called vernacular architecture, very popular and raised with humble materials, offers a pleasant stay.

It has the enjoyment of landscapes, incredible excursions, hospitality to hands full and a popular culture, very artisanal, varied, gastronomy of unique and even gourmet dishes, made from healthy foods obtained by organic methods in the case of the fruits of the earth. Maybe the simplicity of the environment, the quality of the people and the dazzling beauty of an ecosystem that seems almost virginal, always green and luxuriously tropical, the best things in the vicinity of the La Esperanza hostel.

The Toa River is considered the most vigorous river current in the world, and is famous for its rapids, those jumping currents through which the boats called cayucas travel with singular skill by the locals, a kind of boats, also rustic, of flimsy appearance. They are very resistant and ideal for avoiding strong currents of the Toa, in trips that are used for everything: recreation, transport from a place to another, walk, carry useful load to the life of community inhabitants of the beautiful places.

When you are on the grounds of La Esperanza, you will also be very close to the primate city of Cuba, one of the most important interesting heritage towns of the nation, the first founded by colonization Spanish on August 15, 1511. It will be close to other hiking and backpacking places such as those located in Duaba, another site of great landscape wealth such as the Baracoa region in its entirety.
Another of the distractions of that place is bird watching. Cuban, almost always of great color and captivating trill: the tocororo, national symbol, la cartacuba, tomeguins, mockingbirds, the carpinteros, blacks, hawks... A real feast for the senses. You will not regret it if your steps lead to La Esperanza.