Combine a great scuba diving experience with a bit of history!
But what is the famous Bay of Pigs landing? Wikipedia introduces the article on this subject in this way: "The Bay of Pigs landing was an attempted military invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles supported by the United States in April 1961. Planned under the administration of Dwight Eisenhower , and organized by the CIA, the operation was launched at the beginning of John F. Kennedy 's term . It aimed to land in Cuba, on April 17 , 1961 . april 1961 , about one thousand four hundred Cuban exiles recruited and trained in the United States by the CIA . Their objective was to overthrow the new Cuban government established by Fidel Castro , who was pursuing an economic policy unfavorable to American interests and was getting closer to the USSR . The operation was a complete failure and the beginnings of a serious and deep dissension between the presidency and the American secret services."
The information presented on the Wikipedia page is very complete and very interesting.
The Bay of Pigs is a renowned site for the quality of the diving experience, both snorkeling and scuba diving, and accessible from Varadero (about a 2-hour drive). For history buffs, you might want to make a quick stop at this museum. By the way, the term does not refer to pigs, but to a species of fish called "cochinos" in Cuban Spanish. Source: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baie_des_Cochons
Reviews taken from TripAdvisor
"A logical museum, quite well maintained, which will explain in detail the whole history of this invasion of the Bay of Pigs in 1961, quite small, 3 rooms. Outside tanks and planes from the time. A must-see."
"This museum tells the story of the Bay of Pigs landings and the fiasco of the US army. For those who like history, it's pretty well summarized and will take you a good half hour."
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