From the Sierra Maestra to the Beaches of Cayo Coco


Älterer Mann mit Fahrrad und Werkzeug am Straßenrand auf Kuba

After the Sierra Maestra, the beaches of the island of Cayo Coco were next on the plan. In between lay a long stretch from south to north through a very rural area where sugar cane plantations shape life.

A stop in Morón

Just before Cayo Coco we spent the night in the small town of Morón. On Cayo Coco itself there are mainly large, expensive tourist hotels, and we definitely wanted to avoid those. Morón is the closest town to Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo; just to the north lies the Laguna de Leche, at 67 square kilometres the largest natural body of water in Cuba.

Road between palm-covered hills and white fences, on the drive from the Sierra Maestra to Morón
White bridge railings between wooded hills – heading north from the Sierra Maestra.
Barefoot man in a cap pushing a stone block over coffee beans spread out at the roadside
Barefoot, a man pushes a stone across the coffee beans laid out by the roadside.
Turquoise house and grazing cattle on a pasture, wooded mountains on the way to Morón
A turquoise house in the pasture, the mountains behind.
Goods wagons and tracks in front of a factory and chimney, hill with a transmitter mast, in black and white
Freight wagons in front of a factory with a tall chimney – sugar cane sets the rhythm of life here.
Tractor with cage wheels in a flooded field, white birds all around, on the way to Morón
A tractor with cage wheels ploughs through the flooded field, white birds following.
Man in a cap with a pitchfork over his shoulder and a bicycle at the roadside, towards Morón
Pitchfork over his shoulder, bicycle at his side – an encounter by the roadside.
Small houses in flat fields and a pasture with large trees, on the way to Morón
Left, small houses in flat fields; right, a pasture with large trees.
Two oxen, one dark and one brown, in front of a cart, man in a straw hat, towards Morón
Two oxen pull the cart, a man in a straw hat sitting on top.
Rusty yellow crane with a long lattice jib on a pasture, cattle behind
A rusty yellow crane lies in the pasture as if someone had forgotten it.
A classic car ahead through the windscreen, rear-view mirror in the foreground, in black and white
Through the windscreen: a classic car ahead, the rear-view mirror in the frame.
Man in a mesh vest at a stall with pale tubers, tractor next to a St Andrew's cross, in black and white
Left, a stall selling pale root vegetables; right, a tractor at a level crossing.
Wire fence in front of a pasture and a row of tall palms on the horizon, in black and white
A wire fence in front of the pasture, a row of tall palms on the horizon.
Avenue of tall palms with white fences along a narrow lane, on the way to Morón
An avenue of palms with white fences lines the narrow lane.
Turquoise classic car on a road with tall palms behind, on the way to Morón
A turquoise classic car in front of tall palms – the long drive from south to north.
Scattered tall palms on a dry plain under clouds, in black and white
Tall palms scattered across dry land, in black and white.
Straight country road under a field of small clouds, a yellow and white vehicle ahead, towards Morón
Mackerel clouds over the straight country road – on to Morón, the nearest town to Cayo Coco.

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