II National Symposium

29.11.17 / News / Author: Martin

In the famous beach, plastic of different parts of the country artists erected, in large format and with the technique of direct carving in marble, ten sculptures, as a result of the II National Symposium of sculpture Arenas Negras. The famed and beautiful playa Bibijagua, in the Isla de la Juventud, differs from other existing small insula and in all Cuba, fully black color in a natural way of sands, formed by the erosive action of the waves on the rocks of marble. Site with a calm, healthy, oxygenated and familiar atmosphere is for those who prefer direct contact with nature. So, really the hue of its sands due to the presence of grains of heavy minerals, components that makes Bibijagua beach of great singularity in the world, whose beauty and transparency of its waters make it even more charming. This summer the beach, located in the Northwest of the insula, about 8 kilometers from Nueva Gerona, has 33 totally remozadas cabins (including a suite), a restaurant and other facilities for distraction, which together with the friendliness of employees favors a pleasant stay in that place kissed by the warm currents of the Caribbean Sea. It is the beach most frequented by the inhabitants of the Isle of youth (with a population of approximately of 100,000 inhabitants), by its proximity to the city of Nueva Gerona and cast Chacon.

In the summer season various groupings enliven the activities in the restaurant, including the Arenas Negras group. Bibijagua is very close to the model prison, where Cuban leader Fidel Castro was detained (1953-1955), condemned by the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista after leading the attack on the Moncada barracks in the city of Santiago de Cuba, in the East of the archipelago, on July 26, 1953. In the famous beach, plastic of different parts of the country artists erected, in large format and with the technique of direct carving in marble, ten sculptures, as a result of the II National Symposium of sculpture Arenas Negras. A mild climate prevails throughout the region. The North is generally flat and dry.

There are also some hills near Bibijagua marble, although the majority are in Nueva Gerona. The most massive of travel to the island is via motorized catamarans, making navigation between two and three hours, while requiring a cargo ship around six hours for the journey. Many visitors take advantage of your stay during the Festival of grapefruit (event that takes place all the years and one of the best in the country), expected at the end of the citrus crop, also a dip in the black sand beach. A party to the beat of the sucu is sucu, son and other forms of popular music. Also you can taste the best of Cuban cuisine. But options of sand, Sun and sea are not limited to Bibijagua, also on the same road, they are Punta Piedra beaches, paradise, El Pescador and El Gallego. From Paradise (typically Cuban, a small restaurant with very frequented by the population, especially in end of) week), a long sea stretch, I can walk because there is not much depth. Also from this splendid site gets swim up the fell from the monkeys, located one kilometre from the beach. Bibijagua is a charm in the Caribbean Sea and a singularity in the world for the beauty of the Black Sands and its natural attractions.