Maisi lighthouse, Guantanamo. Cuba

• Punta de Maisi, Guantanamo, Cuba
• Daily
• Destination: Guantanamo

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The lighthouse of Punta de Maisi is located at the Punta de la Hembra, 2.5 miles to 343 ° of the Punta de Maisi, far eastern of Cuba. At 20 ° 14.8 north latitude and 74 ° 08.6 west longitude.

In May 1857, began the construction of the lighthouse at Punta de Maisi, under the leadership of the Commander Engineer, Don Mariano Moreno. Its construction was authorized by the Queen of Spain. The lighthouse was built in order to guide ships in their journey through the passage of the winds. Its construction lasted about 5 years. This was completed in 1861 and was named La Concha.

In its construction were invested around $ 144 154. In the construction of the lighthouse were used stones taken from the edge of the coast. The workforce was wage-earning, although it supported the harder work on the prisoners that were installed in the premises. The lighthouse has been repaired several times and its lighting system was changed.

The lighthouse has a height of 121.9 feet. A power of 3790 candles and a geographical reach of 17.7 miles. Its light is white and has concealment in group of three, alternating with a simple concealment of each 20 seconds.

Maisi lighthouse is located in Guantanamo

Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa, was the name given by Spaniards to the first village founded in Cuba in 1512, next to the Macaguanigua River. The Cruz de la Parra (Parra Cross)is shown to the visitors as a memory from those times.

Since it suffered violent raids from pirates due to its relative development and accumulation of wealth, the authorities ordered to establish a series of fortifications and artillery in the place. Such it is the case of Matachín (current Municipal Museum of Baracoa), Morrillo Chico, La Punta and Seboruco fortresses; as well as the Castillo de la Villa, which is a comfortable hotel today. Baracoa is located in the eastern most province of the country: Guantánamo, known worldwide by the song Guantanamera, a musical composition that identifies our country composed by Joseito Fernández. The Capital of Cocoa, as is also named, is escorted by a hill known as El Yunque (Anvil) an entire symbol of the place most and it comprises areas identified as those of the greatest biodiversity of the insular Caribbean and one of the best preserved places of Cuba.

The area is mainly mountainous with the presence of beaches, rivers and alluvial valleys that extend toward the coast. In this region there is the Cuchillas del Toa, a Reserve of the Biosphere that was proclaimed World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987, with its fundamental core in Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, site of a varied flora and fauna that offers the charm of discovering its beauty and landscapes. Its more authentic products are those elaborated with cocoa and coconut. Its residents will be seen navigating along the rivers that run along the territory in cayucas –a wooden typical craft, of flat bottom, used for fishing in the coast and transportation of agricultural goods, working the lands or in their forest tasks, since it is the richest timber area in the island. In the Primate Village of Cuba is typical the traditional atmosphere, the sea that skirts it on the north, its ancient defensive little castles and the condition of a city isolated to the world, between waters and forests, with people capable of offering the best reception