Granma Province

Univesidad de Granma Campus Peralejo

Universities & colleges

The University of Granma is a public university located in Bayamo, Cuba. It was founded by the Ministry of Higher Education in October 1976 to support agriculture sectors of the province.

Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma

Parks & reserves

Desembarco del Granma National Park is a national park in south-western Cuba, stretching across the Niquero and Pilón municipalities in what is now Granma Province. The name of the park means "Landing of the Granma" and refers to the yacht in which Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Raúl Castro, and 79 of their supporters sailed from Mexico to Cuba in 1956 and incited the Cuban Revolution. The National park is well known for its karst topography and coastal cliffs.

Pico Turquino

Peaks & volcanoes

Pico Turquino, sometimes erroneously spelled as Pico Torquino, is the highest point in Cuba. It is located in the southeast part of the island, in the Sierra Maestra mountain range in the municipality of Guamá, Santiago de Cuba Province. It is the only place in Cuba where snowfall has been officially recorded, which last fell in February 1900.

Mártires de Barbados

Stadiums & sport

Mártires de Barbados Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bayamo, Cuba. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of Granma Alazanes. The stadium holds 10,000 people.