Havana, Cuba.- The 507th birthday of the eastern Cuban city of Baracoa is today a particular attraction for travelers from all over the world, a day after the celebration.

Tour operators and travel agents have agreed this Thursday that a good number of foreign visitors are seeking to get to know this region of the island, the first city founded by the Spaniards in this archipelago.

Baracoa, for many experts, is the part of Cuba most liked, especially by those who arrive on vacation linked to history, traditions and nature, or adventure and agricultural tourism.

Such a predilection is argued from the point of view of not only being in the first city founded by the Spaniards here, but it has everything very close to it: nature, mountain, beach, river: adventure and nature.

Baracoa, also called the First City, is a town located in the eastern Cuban province of Guantanamo, which has many charms. As well as an extremely attractive urban environment.

The city was founded on August 15, 1511 under the name of Our Lady of the Assumption of Baracoa by the Spanish explorer Diego Velazquez, who at that time held the title of The Adelantado.

It is the oldest settlement on the island after the arrival of the Spaniards and from there it takes its name from First City. In 1518 it received the appointment of city, besides being the first capital and the first bishopric of the Island.

Onelquis Ferrer, delegate of the Cuban Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in the territory, illustrates with her data both the present and the immediate, promising future for this place. She represents not only tourism in Baracoa, but also in the province of Guantanamo.

The first products they sold were nature, culture and history, with the Alejandro de Humboldt Park, one of the most attractive in the Cuban market, due to the German scientist who once fell in love with the region, and with Cuba.

Baracoa as such is the main destination of this area, with diverse natural and cultural attractions, which motivates to know the place, its rivers, beaches and people, the authentic gastronomy where the traditions of the coconut and the chocolate are kept.

Baracoa currently has seven hotels and 505 privately-owned rooms; in Guantanamo there are four hotels and two new facilities in Maisi, at its lighthouse in the far east of Cuba.

There are the Punta de Maisi Village and the Maisi Lighthouse, all of this flourishing after having faced inclement weather like hurricanes.

The main markets for Baracoa and Guantanamo in general are Germany, France, Italy and Spain, when each year they receive 35,000 foreign visitors for Baracoa, and 60,000 for Guantanamo.

These visitors have a predilection for private homes and nature and culture programs, trails, boat rides, visiting the Yunque Park, the Yumuri River, the flora and fauna of the place, in trips with two-day stays.