Cuba Travel Guide

ext">The Hemingway Marina is located at 23° 5.35'important international events, among which appear
N and 82° 30.5' W, to the west of Havana City inregattas and fishing tournaments. Among the latter
the neighbourhood of Jaimanitas. This marina is idealthe most well known is the Hemingway Tournament,
for ships of medium size; and it can harbour up todedicated to the catching of marlins; an event that
400 ships of 70 meters in maximum length, with aincreases in foreign participation each year. Another
maximum depth of 4.30 meters. The Hemingwaytwo interesting contests on the agenda are the Blue
Marina uses the radio frequencies 72 and 16 in VHF.Marlin- due in September- and the Wahoo in
Operated by the group Cubanacán S.A., this centerNovember. This center has also been included as a
has the conditions to assimilate in its four channels upbase for technical scales in the voyages of some
to 400 vessels and even facilitate up to 200 of thoseinternational regattas.
ships the ultimate conditions for the onboardThe Hemingway Marina complex has shopping malls, a
modality, providing the basic services, such as drinkingCohiba (Cigar) House, medical services, naval
water, electricity, gas, communications, cable TV andhardware shops, Cybercafés, drugstores and
a nautical workshop able to take on all types oftransportation around the facilities. For those who
vessel repairs.decide to stay, there are hotels, such as the Aquarius
Among the novelties of the Marina, there is the stayHotel and the Hemingway Marina Hotel, offering single
of the so-called mega yachts, vessels of a greaterand double rooms, houses and bungalows. The
size than the common ships and of a luxury orientedcomplex also has a network of restaurants with
to the maximum comfort of its occupants; such staycuisine ranging from Cuban and international food in
being considered by many people as a sign of thePalmares Restaurant to Spanish flavours in Fiesta Bar,
acceptance of this facility in the world.to Italian (Pizza Nova) to the Papa’s,
Hemingway Marina is the flagship in the field of thespecialized in seafood.
nautical activities and is also the organizer of very