Walking Cuba: El Camino del Cimarron

Guaracabulla

Esteban Montejo never mentioned Guaracabulla to Barnet, but he roamed this entire region for years. He must have approached it at least once. During his Mambís, revolutionary years, his troop captured a Spanish convoy headed to Manicaragua somewhere south of here. Whether he stood alongside the ceiba at the center of Guaracabulla or not, Esteban knew the region.

The Casa de Cultura is a simple two-bedroom house converted into a welcome center. White plastic chairs line the large living/dining room. Cold fruit juice and…