Playa Larga

Playa Larga as well as Playa Giron are located on the so-called Bay of Pigs of Cuba and invite you to swim, sunbathe, relax, snorkel, dive or hike in the adjacent Parque Nacional Cienaga de Zapata with Cuba's largest wetlands. Whether at the Cueva de los Peces or at Punta Perdiz, everywhere there is turquoise water with corals and tons of colourful fish. Playa Larga is a village which is not yet flooded with mass tourism, far from the hustle and bustle of Cuba's big cities. In 1961, during the Bay of Pigs’ invasion there landed some 1,300 Cuban exiles and CIA advisors with the aim of overthrowing the young government of Fidel Castro. After only 3 days they failed miserably. Prior to the United Nations General Assembly, the US government initially denied any involvement in the invasion, and later President John F. Kennedy took the full responsibility.