Isla de la Juventud
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Playa Paraiso beach
This beach is at 5 KM. east of Nueva Gerona
Playa el Frances beach | Isla de la Juventud
This beach is farther west from the lighthouse of Punta Rincón del Guanal, midway to Cocodrilo.
Playa Bibijagua beach
Bibijagua beach, 6 km from Nueva Gerona, is famous for its black sands. These owe their color to the eroding effects of the sea on the marble rocks which are plentiful on the island.
Cayo Largo del Sur
Cayo Largo owes its name to its elongated shape. Around 1494 admiral Christopher Columbus touched upon it during his second voyage to Cuba. It is also linked to the large groups of corsairs and pirates that of old used to roam the Caribbean Sea.
Isla de la Juventud
100 km. from Havana Province, on the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Cuba’s main island and separated from it by the Batabanó Gulf, lies Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth), the biggest island on the Canarreos Archipelago, with a surface of 2200 sq. km. For more than three centuries it was an important anchoring place for every pirate and corsair roaming the Caribbean Sea.