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Leg 12 MUCU - Santiago de Cuba (Cuba) to MKJS - Montego Bay (Jamaica)

MUCU - Airport Info

ICAO code: MUCU
Airport name: Antonio Maceo International
Location: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Useful information

Airport elevation: 249’
Time zone: ET (GMT -5)
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: 13180
Runway surface : Asphalt

Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):

Rwy 09: Glide Slope (3º) Localizer (110.7)

Santiago de Cuba Info

Nowhere outside Havana is there a Cuban city with such definite character or such determination to have a good time as SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Set on a deep-water bay and cradled by mountains, the city is credited with being the most Caribbean part of Cuba, a claim borne out by the laid-back lifestyle and rich mix of inhabitants. It was here that the first slaves arrived from West Africa, and today Santiago boasts a larger percentage of black people than anywhere else in Cuba. Afro-Cuban culture, with its music, myths and rituals, formed its roots here, with later layers added by French coffee-planters fleeing revolution in Haiti in the eighteenth century. Santiago's proximity to Jamaica has encouraged a natural crossover of ideas and it is one of the few places in Cuba to have a strong Rastafari following, albeit a hybrid one – devout Jamaican Rastas are teetotal vegetarians who don't wolf down huge plates of fried pork with lashings of beer.

The leisurely pace of life doesn't make for a quiet city, however, and the higgledy-piggledy arrangement of narrow streets around the colonial quarter rings night and day with the beat of drums and the toot of horns. Music is a vital element of Santiaguero life, oozing from the most famous Casa de la Trova in the country, not to mention numerous impromptu gatherings. Although music and the July carnival are good enough reasons to visit, the city offers a host of other attractions too. Diego Velázquez's sixteenth-century merchant house and the elegant governor's residence, both around Parque Céspedes, and the commanding El Morro castle at the entrance to the bay, reflect the city's prominent role in Cuban history. Added to this, the part played by townspeople in the revolutionary struggle, detailed in several fascinating museums, makes Santiago an important stop-off on the revolution trail.

MKJS - Airport Info

ICAO code: MKJS
Airport name: Sangster International
Location: Montego Bay, Jamaica

Useful information

Airport elevation: 4’
Time zone: ET (GMT -5)
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: 8735
Runway surface : Asphalt

Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):

VOR/DME Runway 7 (VOR name: SIA)

Montego Bay Info

Jamaica's second largest city, MONTEGO BAY nestles between the gently sloping Bogue, Kempshot and Salem hills, and extends some ten miles from the haunts of the suburban rich in Reading at its western edge to the plush villa developments and resort hotels of Ironshore and Rose Hall to the east. It's made up of two distinct parts: the main tourist strip Gloucester Avenue (rechristened by the marketing men as the "Hip Strip"), and the city proper, universally referred to as "downtown" – a split so sharp that most tourists never venture further than the dividing roundabout.

The "Hip Strip" wouldn't exist were it not for Montego Bay's prize asset: a dazzling bay with miles of coral reef (now designated a marine park) and some beautiful beaches. Much of the coastline has been snapped up by the hotels, but there are three main public beaches along the length of Gloucester Avenue, all with showers, changing rooms, snack outlets and watersports concessions and a minimal entrance fee. If you fancy a quieter day by the sea, you can head east of town to Ironshore, where the Caribbean Beach Park (Tues–Thurs 9am–6pm, Fri–Sun 9am–8pm; J$100) has a pretty swathe of white sand that's usually more or less deserted. There are changing facilities and showers, and a restaurant and bar; the huge grassy space out front is often used for stageshows. Shared taxis run here from Gloucester Avenue (J$40).

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