Ambiance maritime à la cubaine / Cuban seascape

Gibara, Holguin - CUBA.

What Wikipedia says :

Gibara is a municipality of the Province of Holguín in the Republic of Cuba. The main city was founded on January 16, 1817. It is also known as "The White Town", Spanish: La Villa Blanca. Gibara has a beautiful and breezy landscape, and also possesses excellent architectural designs and a well-planned layout of its streets, houses and parks. Even so, Gibara's biggest asset, according to visitors, are its people, which are described as cooperative, friendly, affectionate, and proud of their village and of its history. It is said Admiral Christopher Columbus had remarked of Gibara's environs that “it is the most beautiful land that human eyes saw.”

"The White Villa" in Gibara, although small, is said to possess a peculiar charm, exhibiting an architectural patrimony reflecting almost two centuries of history, as well as its people's cultural roots.

Currently, some controversy exists about whether it was the Bay of Gibara or the Bay of Bariay that Admiral Christopher Columbus' ships reached during his first voyage to Cuba.

Gibara was declared a National Monument in 2002; additionally, since 2003, the International Festival of Poor Cinema, where films are presented.

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www.particuba.net/villes/gibara


Fondée en 1827, Gibara la Blanche, c'est mer, montagne et culture dans un village calme et accueillant.

Gibara, la Perle de l'Oriente ou l'Eden enchanté était à l'époque un riche port sucrier qui perdit son attrait avec la venue des chemins de fer. On commence à la re-connaître depuis la création du Festival del Cine Pobre pour célébrer la qualité des films à petit budget.

Sa dixième édition aura lieu en avril 2012, une initiative d'un des grands cinéastes cubains, Humberto Solas mort à 66 ans le 17 septembre 2008.

La ville est attirante tant par ses musées, ses édifices coloniaux et post-révolution que par son port, et à proximité, ses plages, montagnes et sites naturels.

Cuba se tourne résolument vers les énergies alternatives, solaire, éolienne, hydraulique, biogaz... Le pays s'est doté d'une fabrique de panneaux solaires et a sa propre technologie.