Guanabacoa Attractions

Guanabacoa city, note that Guanabacoa is also the name of the surrounding region, is known historically for being an important center in the slave trade during the early 17th Century. Consequently there is a strong Afro-Cuban culture that exists here.

There are a few visitor attractions in Guanabacoa including the Iglesia de Guanabacoa, sometimes referred to as the Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Ascuncion, which was built in the first half of the 18th Century. There is also a Franciscan monastery, Convento de Santo Domingo from the same time period, with an impressive interior but it is not always open.