Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt) is a national park in the Cuban provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo. It is named after the German scientist Alexander von Humboldt who visited the island in 1800 and 1801. The park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001 for its size, altitude range, complex lithology, landform diversity, and wealth of endemic flora and fauna.
Guardalavaca is a town in the Holguín Province of Cuba. It is a tourist location due to its white sandy beaches and warm waters. Guardalavaca beach is protected by a large coral reef and is visited by both local Cubans and tourists. Most Cuban workers in the all-inclusive hotels are transported daily in buses from neighbouring cities like Holguin, Banes, and Rafael Freyre, as only a few Cubans live in Guardalavaca due to the small size of the resort. Between Guardalavaca and Playa Esmeralda are dry tropical forest where endemic Cuban birdlife like hummingbirds Cuban emerald can be seen. Endemic Cuban knight anole lizards are numerous in these forest.
Gibara (Spanish pronunciation: [xiˈβaɾa]) is a town and municipality of the Province of Holguín in the Republic of Cuba. Gibara is the fourth largest town by population and the ninth by area in Holguín.
Guardalavaca Airport (ICAO: MUGV) is an airport serving the town of Guardalavaca in the Holguín Province of Cuba.
Moa is a municipality and an industrial city in the Holguín Province of Cuba. Its name is believed to mean "water here".
Holguín (Spanish pronunciation: [olˈɣin]) is one of the provinces of Cuba, the third most populous after Havana and Santiago de Cuba. It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holguín (the capital), Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, and Moa.
Holguín (; Spanish pronunciation: [olˈgin]) is a municipality-city in Cuba. It is the fourth largest city in Cuba, after Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey.
Urbano Noris is a municipality and city in the Holguín Province of Cuba. The municipal seat is located in the town of San Germán.
Frank País is a municipality in the Holguín Province of Cuba. The municipal seat is located in the town of Cayo Mambí. The municipality was named for the revolutionary Frank País.
Cueto is a municipality and town in Holguín Province, Cuba.
Rafael Freyre is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba.
Cacocum is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba.
Calixto García (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈliɣsto ɣaɾˈsi.a]) is a municipality in eastern Cuba, in the province of Holguín. It has a population of 53,722 inhabitants. Its activities are centered around agriculture (fruits and root vegetables) and cattle farming focused on beef production. Buenaventura is the capital of the Calixto García Municipality. The municipality was named for Calixto García Iñiguez, a hero of the War of Independence.
Báguanos (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbaɣwanos]) is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba.
Sagua de Tánamo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaɣwa ðe ˈtamano]) is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Holguín (erected 8 January 1979) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba.
Frank País Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Frank País) (IATA: HOG, ICAO: MUHG) is an airport serving Holguín, a city in the Cuban province of Holguín. It bears the name of Cuban revolutionary Frank País. The airport was built in 1962 initially only for military purposes before civilian air operations began in 1966. It consists of a domestic and an international terminal, which was built in 1996 and expanded in 2007.
Banes is a municipality and city in the Holguín Province of Cuba. Banes was an important area for the native Taino people before the conquest by Columbus.
Birán is a village in Holguín Province of Cuba, hamlet and consejo popular of Cueto, best known as the birthplace of Ramón, Fidel, Raúl and Juanita Castro. Their father Ángel Castro y Argiz owned a 93-square-kilometre (36 sq mi) plantation there.
Sierra Cristal National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Sierra Cristal) is a national park in Cuba. It is located in the municipalities of Mayarí and Sagua de Tánamo in southern Holguín Province. It was the first National Park created in Cuba in 1930, and covers an area of 185.37 km2 (71.57 sq mi).
Mayarí is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba.
Cayo Saetía (also spelled Sae-Tía) is a 42 km2 (16 sq mi) cay (island) in Holguín Province, Cuba. It belongs to the municipality of Mayarí.
Antilla is a municipality in Holguín Province of Cuba. It was founded in January 21, 1925 as a railroad terminal and port town.
Buenaventura es una población cubana, capital del Municipio Calixto García, occidente de la provincia Holguín. Ubicada por el este a 730 kilómetros de La Habana.
La Loma de la Cruz es una elevación situada al norte de la ciudad de Holguín, en Cuba, con una altitud de 261 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Es uno de los principales símbolos de la ciudad y constituye un importante punto panorámico, cultural, espiritual y turístico.
Nicaro Airport (IATA: ICR, ICAO: MUNC) was an airfield serving Nicaro in Cuba.
Orestes Acosta Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Orestes Acosta) (IATA: MOA, ICAO: MUMO) is a regional airport that serves Moa, a municipality in the Holguín Province of Cuba.
The St. Isidore Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de San Isidoro) also called Holguín Cathedral It is the main temple of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Holguín, is located in the city of Holguín, on the Caribbean island of Cuba.
El embalse Güirabo es una obra hidráulica ubicada en la provincia de Holguín, Cuba. Forma parte del sistema de abasto de agua a la ciudad de Holguín y a asentamientos cercanos, junto con otras represas de la provincia.
La presa Cacoyogüín es una obra hidráulica situada en la provincia de Holguín, Cuba, construida para el abasto de agua a la ciudad de Holguín a través del llamado sistema de abasto Norte.
Yamanigüey is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Moa, in Holguín Province. In 2009 it had a population of 2,394.
El Teatro Eddy Suñol es uno de los espacios culturales más emblemáticos del oriente cubano. Situado frente al céntrico parque Calixto García, en la ciudad de Holguín, su arquitectura de estilo art déco y su historia lo convierten en un símbolo de la identidad cultural de la región.