Cuba Travel Podcast with Yenisel Morales

Yenisel spends a full day exploring the quiet corners of Playa Girón — from the empty beaches at Playa Los Cocos to the cool depths of Caleta Buena — and reflects on the real cost of a day in the Zapata Swamp, the weight of history, and the slow work of building a life in Cuba.

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Episode 20 of Cuba Travel Podcast with Yenisel Morales. Yenisel Morales is in Playa Girón, Cuba.

Places in this episode: Hostal Miguel Y Odalys Playa Giron Cuba, Playa Los Cocos, Café del Sur, Cueva de los Peces, Caleta Buena, Ruben's Big Blue Beach Bar, Casa Lidia y Julito en Playa Girón, Playa Larga.

Covered: Quiet beaches and village rhythm, Cenote and natural pool swimming, Two-tiered economy and cost of living, Zapata Swamp natural history, Residency paperwork update.

Chapters:
00:00 Hostal Miguel Y Odalys Playa Giron Cuba
02:06 Cueva de los Peces
03:31 Caleta Buena
05:23 Ruben's Big Blue Beach Bar
06:26 Casa Lidia y Julito en Playa Girón
07:34 Night

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#CubaTravel #PlayaGiron #ZapataSwamp #BayOfPigs #CubaHistory #CenoteSwimming #CaletaBuena #CubanNature #BirdwatchingCuba #CubaOffTheBeatenPath #TravelCuba #CubaLiving #CaribbeanTravel #SnorkelingCuba #CubanFood #SummerInCuba #MatanzasCuba #CubaEconomy

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Yenisel spends her fourth day in Playa Girón chasing the bee hummingbird through the Zapata Swamp, cooling off in the cenotes, and reflecting on the strange quiet of peak summer as she works through her residency paperwork and the real cost of rice, eggs, and a cold Cristal beer in the village.

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Episode 19 of Cuba Travel Podcast with Yenisel Morales. Yenisel Morales is in Playa Girón, Cuba.

Places in this episode: Ciénaga de Zapata, Giron Especial, Cueva de los Peces, Hotel Playa Girón, Restaurante El Cocodrilo, Curvita Cafe, Playa Los Cocos, Museo Girón.

Covered: Zapata Swamp birding and endemics, Cenote swimming and cooling off, Cost of living and tourism prices, Residency paperwork troubleshooting, Local food and drink scene.

Chapters:
00:00 Quiet village morning
00:55 Museo Girón
02:38 Giron Especial
04:09 Hotel Playa Girón
05:19 Room
06:31 Playa Los Cocos
08:43 Room

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#PlayaGiron #CubaTravel #ZapataSwamp #BirdingCuba #BeeHummingbird #CuevaDeLosPeces #Cuba2026 #TravelCuba #CubanNature #CubanFood #MojitoTime #ResidencyInCuba #SlowTravel #CaribbeanTravel #CubanHistory #BayOfPigs

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Yenisel spends a full day in Playa Girón: early morning birding in the Zapata Swamp for endemics, a swim in the cenote at Cueva de los Peces, lunch at a local spot, and reflections on the real cost of a day here. She also checks in on her residency paperwork and shares practical notes on getting a SIM and using cash.

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Episode 18 of Cuba Travel Podcast with Yenisel Morales. Yenisel Morales is in Playa Girón, Cuba.

Places in this episode: Ciénaga de Zapata, Cueva de los Peces, Playa Larga, Playa Los Cocos, Juara's coffee, Ruben's Big Blue Beach Bar, Restaurante El Cocodrilo, Museo Girón.

Covered: Zapata Swamp birding, Cueva de los Peces swimming, Cost of food and daily life, Cuban SIM card and telecom, Residency paperwork progress.

Chapters:
01:16 Juara's coffee
02:55 Cueva de los Peces
04:25 Playa Girón
05:38 Playa Los Cocos
07:19 Restaurante El Cocodrilo
09:31 Playa Larga

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#PlayaGirón #CubaTravel #ZapataSwamp #CienagaDeZapata #CubaBirding #CuevaDeLosPeces #CubanCrocodile #BayOfPigs #CubaHistory #CubaNature #PlayaLarga #CubaEcotourism #CubanFood #TravelCuba #CubaAdventure #CubaResidency #CubanSIM #Cuba2026

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Yenisel takes a bus to the crocodile farm at Boca de Guamá, gets up close with Cuba's endangered reptiles, and reflects on the fragile economy of the Zapata Swamp over a roadside lunch, before a final swim at Caleta Buena.

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Episode 17 of Cuba Travel Podcast with Yenisel Morales. Yenisel Morales is in Playa Girón, Cuba.

Places in this episode: Criadero de Cocodrilos Boca de Guamá, Laguna del Tesoro, Restaurante El Cocodrilo, Caleta Buena, Casa particular (Miguel y Odalys).

Covered: Cuban crocodile farm and conservation, Zapata Swamp birding and boat tour, Snorkeling at Caleta Buena, Cost of living and tourism prices in Playa Girón, Zapata Swamp ecology and UNESCO biosphere.

Chapters:
00:00 Criadero de Cocodrilos Boca de Guamá
02:04 Laguna del Tesoro
03:44 Restaurante El Cocodrilo
07:41 Quiet room with fan

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#CubaTravel #PlayaGiron #BocaDeGuama #CrocodileFarm #ZapataSwamp #LagunaDelTesoro #CaletaBuena #CubaNature #BirdingCuba #CubanCrocodile #SwampEcology #CubaEcoTourism #CienagaDeZapata #TravelCuba #Cuba2026 #CubanWildlife #DayTripCuba

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Yenisel arrives in Playa Girón after the long drive from Viñales, gets her bearings in the heat, hits the Museo Girón and the cenotes, and gets a crash course in the local economy — crocodiles, mangrove charcoal, and what rice really costs.

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Episode 16 of Cuba Travel Podcast with Yenisel Morales. Yenisel Morales is in Playa Girón, Cuba.

Places in this episode: Museo Girón, Playa Los Cocos, Cueva de los Peces, Playa Larga, Restaurante El Butty, Restaurante El Cocodrilo, Ciénaga de Zapata, Boca de Guamá.

Covered: Bay of Pigs history, Playa Girón food scene, Cenotes and swimming, Cost of living in rural Cuba, Zapata Swamp ecology, Casa particular stay.

Chapters:
00:00 Ciénaga de Zapata
02:00 Museo Girón
03:32 Restaurante El Butty
05:11 Playa Larga
06:47 Restaurante El Cocodrilo
08:03 Market
08:52 Playa Girón

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#PlayaGiron #BayOfPigs #CubaTravel #ZapataSwamp #CienagaDeZapata #MuseoGiron #CuevaDeLosPeces #CubanCrocodile #TravelCuba #Cuba2026 #PlayaLarga #CubanHistory #SnorkelingCuba #CubaBudget #CubanEcology #ViñalesToGiron

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Yenisel's final early hours in Viñales: a sunrise walk to the Mirador de Los Jazmines, a last cafecito at Mogote Café, a slow campesino breakfast, and the bus ride back east toward Havana. She reflects on the valley's quiet economy and what the rainy season taught her.

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Episode 15 of Cuba Travel Podcast with Yenisel Morales. Yenisel Morales is in Viñales, Cuba.

Places in this episode: Mirador de Los Jazmines, Hotel Horizontes Los Jazmines, Mogote Café, Don Manuel Restaurante, Calle Rafael Trejo, Calle Salvador Cisneros, Plaza José Martí, Calle Adela Azcuy.

Covered: Viñales final impressions, Rainy season weather in the valley, Cuban countryside cuisine, Bus travel back to Havana, Residency paperwork update.

Chapters:
00:00 Calle Rafael Trejo
02:08 Hotel Horizontes Los Jazmines
03:22 Plaza José Martí
05:01 Calle Salvador Cisneros
05:49 Gran Caverna de Santo Tomás
08:08 Bus interior, steady rain

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#Viñales #PinarDelRio #CubaTravel #ViñalesValley #Cuba #Mogotes #CubanCoffee #ViazulBus #CubaRainySeason #CubanFood #LechonAsado #TravelCuba #CasaParticular #CubanEconomy #CubaCulture

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Yenisel spends her final full day in Viñales soaking up the valley's rhythm—a morning coffee at Mogote Café, a last horseback ride through tobacco vegas, and an evening guateque with décima poetry. She reflects on what this green pocket of Cuba has taught her about slow living and the real cost of connection, then packs for the road back to Havana.

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Episode 14 of Cuba Travel Podcast with Yenisel Morales. Yenisel Morales is in Viñales, Cuba.

Places in this episode: Casa Los Rubios, Mogote Café, Calle Salvador Cisneros, Calle Adela Azcuy, La Finca area, Mirador de Los Jazmines, Hotel Horizontes Los Jazmines, Café Oh.La.La.

Covered: horseback riding, guateque and décima, Mirador de Los Jazmines, valley economy and food costs, farewell reflections, coffee and local cafés.

Chapters:
00:00 Casa Los Rubios
01:31 La Finca area
02:47 Finca Agroecológica El Paraiso
03:46 Mirador de Los Jazmines
06:03 Taverna
07:34 Quiet room interior

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#Vinales #CubaTravel #ViñalesValley #MogoteCafe #CasaLosRubios #Guateque #DecimaPoetry #CampesinoFood #HorsebackRiding #MiradorLosJazmines #CubaTrip2026 #VinalesFarewell #SlowTravelCuba #CubaLife #PinarDelRio

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Yenisel spends her final full day in Viñales with a sunrise horseback ride, a visit to the botanical garden, and a slow campesino lunch, reflecting on the valley's rhythm and the cost of experiences before heading back to Havana.

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Episode 13 of Cuba Travel Podcast with Yenisel Morales. Yenisel Morales is in Viñales, Cuba.

Places in this episode: Plaza José Martí, Jardín Botánico de las Hermanas Caridad y Carmen Miranda, Finca Agroecológica El Paraiso, Mural de la Prehistoria, Mogote Café, Casa de la Cultura, Don Manuel Restaurante, Calle Salvador Cisneros.

Covered: Horseback riding, Botanical garden, Campesino cuisine, Valley economy, Blackouts, Farewell reflections.

Chapters:
00:00 Farm road
01:42 Plaza José Martí
02:34 Jardín Botánico de las Hermanas Caridad y Carmen Miranda
04:14 Mural de la Prehistoria
05:24 Mogote Café
06:34 Don Manuel Restaurante

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#Viñales #CubaTravel #PinarDelRio #HorsebackRiding #JardínBotánico #MuralDeLaPrehistoria #CampesinoFood #Cuba #TravelDiaries #ViñalesValley #TobaccoFarms #UNESCOWorldHeritage #CubanRhythm #Guateque #DécimaPoetry #CubanCountryside #TravelPodcast

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On day five in Viñales, Yenisel trades the tourist trail for a local guateque, discovers the art of décima poetry, and finds the valley's true rhythm. She also navigates the ATM queues, the peso economy, and the quiet resilience of the town's artists.

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Episode 12 of Cuba Travel Podcast with Yenisel Morales. Yenisel Morales is in Viñales, Cuba.

Places in this episode: Finca Agroecológica El Paraiso, Mogote Café, Calle Rafael Trejo, Calle Adela Azcuy, Hotel Horizontes Los Jazmines, Mirador de Los Jazmines, Jardín Botánico de las Hermanas Caridad y Carmen Miranda, Calle Salvador Cisneros.

Covered: décima poetry and guateque music, campesino food costs and local economy, Viñales blackout reality, rural connectivity via Nauta and SIM cards, local tobacco culture.

Chapters:
00:00 Calle Rafael Trejo
01:16 Calle Adela Azcuy
02:53 Farm guateque gathering
04:56 Farm guateque with voices and guitar
08:54 Calle Salvador Cisneros

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#Viñales #CubaTravel #DécimaPoetry #Guateque #PinarDelRio #CubanCountry #TravelCuba #RuralCuba #CubanMusic #TobaccoFarm #CampesinoFood #SlowTravel #ViñalesValley #CubanCulture #SoloTravelCuba #CostOfLivingCuba

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On day four in Viñales, Yenisel dives into the valley's food economy, learning to cook a campesino lunch at a real farm, and gets a close look at the tobacco harvest and the families who grow it. She follows the leaf from the red-soil vega to the hands of the roller, and eats her way through the stories.

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Episode 11 of Cuba Travel Podcast with Yenisel Morales. Yenisel Morales is in Viñales, Cuba.

Places in this episode: Finca Agroecológica El Paraiso, Mogote Café, Casa Los Rubios, Casa de la Cultura.

Covered: Tobacco farming and curing, Campesino cuisine and cooking, Farm economy and pricing, Rural food costs, Local music and poetry, Blackout realities.

Chapters:
00:00 Casa Los Rubios
02:32 Farmhouse kitchen
05:22 Mogote Café
06:17 Casa de la Cultura

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#Viñales #CubaTravel #PinarDelRio #CampesinoCooking #CubanFood #TobaccoFarm #FarmToTable #CubanCulture #TravelCuba #ViñalesValley #CubanCuisine #SustainableTravel #RuralCuba #CubanCoffee #Guateque #CubanHistory #ViñalesTravel #MogoteCafe

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