Santiago de Cuba
About half a million people.
Santiago de Cuba is the second biggest city, tucked between green mountains and a wide bay in the east. It is known as the birthplace of Cuban music and dance.
You can climb to a big castle above the sea, dance at the summer carnival, and taste local sweets while trumpets play.
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Music and carnival
Santiago throws the most famous carnival in Cuba, with drums, costumes, and dancing in the streets. Many kinds of Cuban music were born here.
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Castle by the sea
A huge stone castle called El Morro sits on a cliff above the bay. From the top you can see ships coming in from the ocean.