Baracoa means “sea life”, this beautiful town is also known as a city landscape, city water and city of the mountains is surrounded by mountains of virgin vegetation, a unique flora and fauna for the enjoyment of visitors, its rivers are attractions for the crystallinity of the water, including the Toa River and the Rio Yumurí. It was the first town founded by the Spanish crown making it the oldest city in Cuba, it is declared a National Monument.