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Las Brujas - Cayo Santa María
The northern keys have several kilometers of excellent beaches
and an almost virgin environment.
They also constitute a true natural reserve and a meeting place
for flamingo colonies. Besides there are endemic species of
lizards, mollusks and birds like the one called arriero, along
with a flora comprising 248 species, 91 of them medicinal, 72
timber-yielding, 41 honey-producing and 40 decorative. 29 of
them are endemic.
Cayo Las Brujas is the most beautiful of the
keys. This beach has exceptionally fine sand and a very smooth
sea, runs for almost 2 kilometers. The pretty beach at Villas
Las Brujas combines the best of tourism with the best of nature.
Takes its name after a popular legend telling the story of a
young couple whose love was thwarted by the jealousy of the
girl’s uncle, who, by the way, also has an islet named
after him: Borracho (drunkard). This is the first place that
meets the visitor driving along the pedraplén.
At present, Las Brujas has an airport capable of holding small
to mid-sized planes, 24 comfortable bungalows and a large, modern
petrol station. A few minutes away by boat there is a stranded
vessel that has been made into a little floating hotel, the
Barco San Pascual with 10 cozy rooms, a restaurant-bar and a
privileged position for the visitor to look at the natural beauties
surrounding it.
Cayo Santa Maria has been popularly baptized
as the white rose of the Jardines Del Rey (King’s Gardens)
having beaches of very fine white sand, quiet, limpid, crystal-clear
waters.
It has a coral barrier that reduces the effect of the wind on
the beaches, keeps heavy waves at bay and allows a wide variety
of species to inhabit the bottom of its sea.
These features also make diving and submarine photography extremely
attractive.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/
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