Cuba Travel Guide - Hemingway Marina

The Hemingway Marina is located at 23° 5.35' Nvery important international events, among which
and 82° 30.5' W, to the west of Havana City inappear regattas and fishing tournaments. Among
the neighbourhood of Jaimanitas. This marina isthe latter the most well known is the Hemingway
ideal for ships of medium size; and it can harbourTournament, dedicated to the catching of marlins;
up to 400 ships of 70 meters in maximum length,an event that increases in foreign participation
with a maximum depth of 4.30 meters. Theeach year. Another two interesting contests on
Hemingway Marina uses the radio frequencies 72the agenda are the Blue Marlin- due in September-
and 16 in VHF.and the Wahoo in November. This center has also
Operated by the group Cubanacán S.A., thisbeen included as a base for technical scales in the
center has the conditions to assimilate in its fourvoyages of some international regattas.
channels up to 400 vessels and even facilitate upThe Hemingway Marina complex has shopping
to 200 of those ships the ultimate conditions formalls, a Cohiba (Cigar) House, medical services,
the onboard modality, providing the basic services,naval hardware shops, Cybercafés, drugstores
such as drinking water, electricity, gas,and transportation around the facilities. For those
communications, cable TV and a nauticalwho decide to stay, there are hotels, such as the
workshop able to take on all types of vesselAquarius Hotel and the Hemingway Marina Hotel,
repairs.offering single and double rooms, houses and
Among the novelties of the Marina, there is thebungalows.
stay of the so-called mega yachts, vessels of aThe complex also has a network of restaurants
greater size than the common ships and of awith cuisine ranging from Cuban and international
luxury oriented to the maximum comfort of itsfood in Palmares Restaurant to Spanish flavours in
occupants; such stay being considered by manyFiesta Bar, to Italian (Pizza Nova) to the Papa's,
people as a sign of the acceptance of this facilityspecialized in seafood. It is a quiet place, very safe
in the world.and with lots of privacy; ideal for sea lovers that
Hemingway Marina is the flagship in the field ofdesire to travel to Havana City.
the nautical activities and is also the organizer of